tarpaulin
4
5.4
- noun
- /tɑrˈpɔlɪn/
:
loneta
- Behind them was an ancient utility truck piled high with sheets of corrugated iron, hardboard, and tarpaulins.
- plastic tarpaulin
- blue tarpaulin
- canvas tarpaulin
Lay down some ground rules and a tarpaulin because that shit gets messy.
- Lay down some ground rules and a tarpaulin because that shit gets messy.
Examples
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In this case, they had blue plastic and canvas tarpaulin.
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In the storeroom was a tarpaulin that would protect the transceiver until morning.
Fiction book (1992) -
I could never tell what it was he was working on because it was covered with a tarpaulin.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was something wrapped up in the tarpaulin, and Banish was trying to get at it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Next to the back wall of the cottage was a tarpaulin-covered pile that must be fireplace wood.
Fiction book (1993) -
The screen showed an excavation site in the late afternoon, mostly covered in tarpaulins as protection against the elements.
Fiction book (2001) -
Spattered tarpaulins and paint cans were stacked in a corner.
Fiction book (1991) -
The hanger door is open; a breeze blows back a black silk tarpaulin, revealing the X-71's nose.
Fiction book (1998) -
Looking out the window, Perrin saw a rumpled heap: the tarpaulin, the lashings.
Fiction book (1992) -
The contractor used a durable tarpaulin to protect the construction site from rain.
Synonyms
80
3.2
A large waterproof sheet that covers things from rain
1
4.5
A cloth you put under a tent to stop wetness from the ground
How Protective
4
5.4
- US
80
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tarpaulin comes from tar, the sticky black material, and pall, which means 'cover', because sailors used to put tar on cloth to make a waterproof covering. That's why a tarpaulin is a heavy, waterproof sheet, often called a tarp for short.