taps

[ taps ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. 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.

taps

/ tæps /

noun

1. 1. (in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out
   2. any similar signal, as at a military funeral
2. (in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting

Word History and Origins

Origin of taps¹

1815–25, Americanism; probably tap(too) , variant of tattoo ¹ + -s ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of taps¹

C19: from tap ¹

Example Sentences

Besides exposing coatings to high temperatures, Micro Materials also has a “woodpecker” device, a tiny diamond stylus, which repeatedly taps a coating at random locations to test its durability.

From BBC

Meta - which owns Instagram - says the new system will be available to everyone including those with teen accounts, and will let people to reset their recommendations "in just a few taps."

From BBC

Their development of a bioelectronic device that taps into the natural electrical activity of certain bacteria found on our skin paves the way for another drug-free approach to managing infections.

From Science Daily

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will later pump the water from wells, and after additional testing and treatment, the water will enter pipes and be delivered to taps.

From Los Angeles Times

This is how he gaslights routinely in politics, rarely engaging directly with the right-wing mythologies he taps into, but freely improvising his own fantasy extensions.

From Salon