HyperDic: taps

English > 1 sense of the word *taps*:
NOUN	communication	taps, lights-out	(military) signal to turn the lights out

taps > pronunciation
Sounds	tae'ps
Rhymes	collapse ... synapse: 11 rhymes with aeps...

English > *taps*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(military) signal to turn the lights out.
Synonym	lights-out
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Broader	bugle call	A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle