Definitions for taps
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taps, lights-outnoun

   (military) signal to turn the lights out

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tapsnoun

   A particular song played at the end of the day, and at military funerals.

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Taps

   "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. It is sounded during flag ceremonies and funerals, generally on bugle or trumpet, and often at Boy Scout, Girl Scout and Girl Guide meetings and camps. The tune is also sometimes known as "Butterfield's Lullaby", or by the first line of the lyric, "Day is Done".

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taps

   A sound of drum or trumpet which takes place usually about a quarter of an hour after tattoo, and is an indication that all lights in the soldiers’ quarters will be extinguished, and the men retire to bed.

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1. taps

   Plural form of the word tap.

   There are two individual taps on our bathroom and bath.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 10, 2016  

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1. TAPS

   What does TAPS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TAPS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Bugle Call
   • Military

Anagrams for taps »

1. past

2. pats

3. spat

4. stap

5. APTS

How to pronounce taps?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say taps in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taps in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of taps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of taps in a Sentence

1. Ben Le Brun:

   The U.S. crude inventory numbers have been climbing for the last 10 straight weeks, sitting at their highest levels in 80 years. So that's a further supply side concern on top of news coming out of Kuwait, there doesn't seem to be any sign of OPEC doing anything to turn the taps off so it makes it hard to predict a floor (for oil prices).

2. Robert Habeck:

   > Berlin/London( CNN Business) Europe's biggest economy is now officially running short of natural gas and is escalating a crisis plan to preserve supplies ahead of winter as Russia turns off the taps. Germany on Thursday activated the second phase of its three-stage gas emergency program, taking it one step closer to rationing supplies to industry — a step that would deliver a huge blow to the manufacturing heart of its economy.'' Gas is from now on in short supply in Germany.

3. Rob Lowe:

   To me, whats great about the story is, theres certain people who have always been who they are, and that element of them has powered them to where they are today and the rest is history, and the notion that a18-year-old actor with a walk-on part in Endless Loveand like a seventh lede in Taps could have that kind of like wherewithal.

4. Navid Khonsari:

   As an indie game studio, we are not only proud to provide historical context but that gaming can evolve and new genres can be created, we hope that ‘1979’ does well enough that it can be used as template for future games of this kind. Related: Dauntless system taps game tech for law enforcement, military training.

5. Oliver Stone:

   Google has invested in what surveillance is, data mining, which is about what you're watching, what you're buying, and Pokemon GO taps into that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taps
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taps
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taps
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html