taps noun[ U ] USuk /tæps/ us /tæps/ a tune that is played on a bugle at a military funeral and when it is time for soldiers to go bed葬礼号;熄灯号 See also
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taps | American Dictionary taps plural noun us/tæps/ a musical signal played at military funerals and in the evening to tell soldiers that lights are to go off: We heard the bugle playing taps. |