tape out
tape out verb: to measure out (a piece of land) so as to be able to accurately fire upon it.
Verb
tape out (third-person singular simple present tapes out, present participle taping out, simple past and past participle taped out)
- To measure out (a piece of land) so as to be able to accurately fire upon it.
- Tracks made of wooden slabs fastened together were the only roads by which men and pack-mules could cross this quagmire, and each of these ways became taped out by the enemy's artillery, and very perilous.1918, Philip Gibbs, From Bapaume to Passchendaele, on the western front, 1917, G.H. Doran Co., page 25
- To complete the design of an integrated circuit so that the photomask can be sent out for fabrication.
Forms of tape out
| third-person singular present | tapes out |
|---|---|
| present participle | taping out |
| past participle | taped out |
| past | taped out |
Words formed from tape out
Questions about tape out
- What does tape out mean?
- Tape out means to measure out (a piece of land) so as to be able to accurately fire upon it.
- What part of speech is tape out?
- Tape out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of tape out?
- The past tense of tape out is taped out.
Words near tape out in the dictionary
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