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iltasoitto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • curfew noun An official rule requiring people to be indoors by a set time.
  • taps name A bugle call played by the US military at day's end, at flag ceremonies, and at funerals.
  • tattoo noun A permanent design made on the skin by injecting ink with a needle.

Senses

iltasoitto is used for these senses in English:

  • curfew (historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
  • taps (military) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
  • tattoo (nautical) A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).

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