taps
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8.5
- noun
- /tæps/
- US
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taps
- I asked whether playing "Taps" at the Tomb of the Unknowns (one of the responsibilities he receives the most satisfaction from) makes him nervous.
- play "Taps"
- playing of "Taps"
Yeah, There's some guy playing taps every night when they go to bed.
- Yeah, There's some guy playing taps every night when they go to bed.
Examples
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The bugler played Taps at the military funeral to honor the fallen soldier.
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During the memorial ceremony, they played Taps to pay their respects to the veterans.
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Yeah, There's some guy playing taps every night when they go to bed.
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"For Silver Taps to happen a month later brings closure to the events that transpired."
Blog text (34) -
Once his family identified Carey's body, the Corps of Cadets held Echo Taps to say goodbye to one of its own.
Blog text (34) -
Aficionados of Westerns should recognize the plaintive strains of Taps, the bugle call played at sunset on army posts, and at military funerals as well.
Fiction book (2002) -
All a soldier in the honor guard has to do is push a button and hold the bugle to his or her lips, and a splendid rendition of Taps (recorded live at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, 1999) will issue forth.
Fiction book (2002) -
Every night at dusk, the sound of Taps echoes through the army base, signaling lights out.
Synonyms
2
5.6
A short tune that someone plays on a bugle to signal a time or event
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word taps for the bugle call probably comes from an old signal word taptoe, later tattoo, which meant 'turn off the taps' and told soldiers to stop serving drinks and get ready for bed. So taps became the quiet, short tune for 'lights out' and now is used to show respect at funerals.