tarpaulin
IPA: tˈɑrpˈɔɫɪn
noun
- (countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
- (countable, slang, archaic) A sailor.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.
- (uncountable, nautical, obsolete) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
- A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
verb
- To cover with a tarpaulin.
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Examples of "tarpaulin" in Sentences
- The paintings were stored under the tarpaulin.
- Tarpaulins were used for covering the framework.
- Another method is to smother the plant with tarpaulin.
- The dome is then covered using any tarpaulin available.
- He covers the scratched rod with the tarpaulin and drives away.
- An entrance to the secondary backyard was covered by a tarpaulin.
- A clean mat or tarpaulin is placed below the bush for collection.
- In August 2009, the railway was still out of action, covered by tarpaulin.
- A cotton module is covered with a tarpaulin for protection from the elements.
- In a further concession to comfort, a tarpaulin shelter often covers the bow.
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