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Tattoo

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005887

The evening bugle or drum signal in armed forces that recalls personnel to ship or barracks and warns that lights will soon be put out. The word comes from the Dutch taptoe, a call telling tavern keepers to turn off the taps for the night. By extension, a military tattoo is also a public display of music and drill.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005887
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Tattoo; Spanish: toque de retreta; French: tattoo
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005887",
  "term": "Tattoo",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The evening bugle or drum signal in armed forces that recalls personnel to ship or barracks and warns that lights will soon be put out. The word comes from the Dutch taptoe, a call telling tavern keepers to turn off the taps for the night. By extension, a military tattoo is also a public display of music and drill.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tattoo",
    "es": "toque de retreta",
    "fr": "tattoo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/tattoo/"
}

Record 6,377 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.