Taps

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• taps — U.S. military signal for lights out in soldiers quarters (played 15 minutes after tattoo), 1824, from TAP (Cf. tap) (v.), on the notion of drum taps (it originally was played on a drum, later on a bugle). As a soldier s last farewell, played over …   Etymology dictionary

• taps — ☆ taps [taps] n. [< TAP1, because orig. a drum signal] [with sing. or pl. v.] a bugle call to put out lights in retiring for the night, as in an army camp: also sounded at a military funeral …   English World dictionary

• taps — /taps/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Mil. a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral. [1815 25, Amer.; prob. tap(too), var. of TATTOO1 + S3] *… …   Universalium

• TAPS — steht für: The Atlantic Paranormal Society Kernkraftwerk Tarapur in Indien (Abk. steht für Tarapur Atomic Power Station) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• taps — ● taps nom masculin Rideau de ton neutre servant soit de second rideau d avant scène, soit de fond pour une scène …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Taps — Taps,der:⇨Tollpatsch …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

• Taps — Taps(Tappes,Tapps)m 1.ungeschickterMensch;Mensch,derGegenständezuBodenfallenläßt.Tappen=plumpzugreifen;schwerfälliggehen.1700ff. 2.TapsinsMus=ungeschickterMensch.1700ff …   Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

• Taps —    Drame de Harold Beecker, d après le roman de Devery Freeman Father Sky, avec George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1981   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 2 h 06    Résumé    Une académie militaire… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

• Taps — ↑ Depp …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

• Taps — This article is about the musical piece. For other uses, see Taps (disambiguation). Taps is a famous musical piece, played in the U.S. military during flag ceremonies and funerals, generally on bugle or trumpet. The tune is also sometimes known… …   Wikipedia

• taps — noun (military) signal to turn the lights out • Syn: ↑lights out • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary