Definitions for tapstæps
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tapstæps(n.)
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) a bugle signal sounded in a camp or military post at night as an order to extinguish all lights.
Category: Military
Origin of taps:
1815–25, Amer.; prob. tap(too), var. of tattoo1+ -s3
Princeton's WordNet
taps, lights-out(noun)
(military) signal to turn the lights out
Wiktionary
taps(Noun)
A particular song played at the end of the day, and at military funerals.
Translations for taps
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- toejuig, hande klapAfrikaans
- تَرْبيتArabic
- ръкоплясканеBulgarian
- palmas/palmadasPortuguese (BR)
- potlesk; plácnutíCzech
- das Klatschen, der SchlagGerman
- klappenDanish
- χειροκρότημα, φιλικό χτύπημαGreek
- aplauso, palmadaSpanish
- plaksutus, patsutusEstonian
- تشویق؛ ضربه ای آرام بر پشتFarsi
- taputusFinnish
- applaudissement; tapeFrench
- מְחִיאַת כַּףHebrew
- तालीHindi
- pljeskanjeCroatian
- tapsHungarian
- tepuk tanganIndonesian
- klappIcelandic
- applauso; colpoItalian
- 拍手Japanese
- 박수Korean
- plojimas, plekšnojimasLithuanian
- aplaudēšana; aplausi; (draudzīgs) uzsitiensLatvian
- menepukMalay
- klap, applausDutch
- applaus, klappingNorwegian
- oklaski, klepnięciePolish
- تشویق؛ ضربه ای آرام بر پشتPersian
- تشويقPashto
- palmadasPortuguese
- palmăRomanian
- хлопок; хлопаньеRussian
- potlesk; potľapkanieSlovak
- ploskanjeSlovenian
- tapšanjeSerbian
- handklappning, klappSwedish
- การปรบมือThai
- alkışlama, el çırpmaTurkish
- 拍手Chinese (Trad.)
- плесканняUkrainian
- تالیاں پیٹناUrdu
- sự vỗ tayVietnamese
- 拍手Chinese (Simp.)
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