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Vocabulary Entry
tarpaulin
|noun
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noun
A large, strong cloth made of tarred fabric or other material, used as a protective covering.
Example Sentences
"He spread the tarpaulin on the ground to sit on during the picnic."
"The construction workers used a tarpaulin to cover the materials from the rain."
"After painting the fence, she laid a tarpaulin underneath to catch any drips."