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name
A bugle call played by the United States Armed Forces at dusk, during flag ceremonies, and at military funerals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Acronym of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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noun
A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
plural of tap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of tap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
(military) signal to turn the lights out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lights-out
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Broader terms: bugle call
History
Disputed.
From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.
Across languages
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