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What (who) is Tarpaulin - definition
COVER MADE OF A LARGE SHEET OF STRONG, FLEXIBLE, WATER-RESISTANT OR WATERPROOF MATERIAL
Tarpauline; Polytarp; Blue tarp; Poly tarp; Poly tarps
Tarpaulin
·noun Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
II. Tarpaulin ·noun A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
III. Tarpaulin ·noun A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, ·etc.
tarpaulin
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Tarpaulin is a fabric made of canvas or similar material coated with tar, wax, paint, or some other waterproof substance.
...a piece of tarpaulin.
...tarpaulin covers.
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A tarpaulin is a sheet of heavy waterproof material that is used as a protective cover.
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Wikipedia
Tarpaulin
A tarpaulin ( tar-PAW-lin, also US: ) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene. Tarpaulins often have reinforced grommets at the corners and along the sides to form attachment points for rope, allowing them to be tied down or suspended.
Inexpensive modern tarpaulins are made from woven polyethylene; this material is so associated with tarpaulins that it has become colloquially known in some quarters as polytarp.
Examples of use of Tarpaulin
1. A tarpaulin cover over the crash site at Glasgow remained in place.
2. Trucks were sent to the delta on Wednesday, carrying rice, salt, sugar and tarpaulin.
3. When he arrives, the government will give him seeds, some sticks and a tarpaulin.
4. Tarpaulin has gone up around the shattered Gazala Gardens hotel, and officials have begun questioning people.
5. The family sleeps on a plastic sheet under a tarpaulin stretched between two wooden poles.