Étape — Defs

01 n. A public storehouse.

1.
A public storehouse.
2.
Supplies issued to troops on the march;(Mil.)
3.
In Russia, a prison or stockade for the confinement of prisoners in transit.

02 n. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.

1.
A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
2.
A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.

Phrases & compounds

Red tape — See under Red.

Tape grass — a plant (Vallisneria spiralis) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish water; -- called also fresh-water eelgrass, and, in Maryland, wild celery.

Tape needle — See Bodkin, n., 4.

03 v. t. To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with tape;

imp. & p. p. Taped; p. pr. & vb. n. Taping

1.
To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with tape;(Elec.)
2.
to record on audio tape or video tape; -- either directly, at the scene of the action tape, or indirectly, as from a broadcast of the action.