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What (who) is tarpaulin$81714$ - definition

Tarpaulin

COVER MADE OF A LARGE SHEET OF STRONG, FLEXIBLE, WATER-RESISTANT OR WATERPROOF MATERIAL

Tarpauline; Polytarp; Blue tarp; Poly tarp; Poly tarps

·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

COVER MADE OF A LARGE SHEET OF STRONG, FLEXIBLE, WATER-RESISTANT OR WATERPROOF MATERIAL

Tarpauline; Polytarp; Blue tarp; Poly tarp; Poly tarps

[t?:'p?:l?n]

¦ noun

1. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas.

a sheet or covering of this.

2. historical a sailor's tarred or oilskin hat.

Origin

C17: prob. from tar¹ + pall¹ + -ing¹.

tarpaulin

COVER MADE OF A LARGE SHEET OF STRONG, FLEXIBLE, WATER-RESISTANT OR WATERPROOF MATERIAL

Tarpauline; Polytarp; Blue tarp; Poly tarp; Poly tarps

n. to spread a tarpaulin