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tarpaulin

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tar·pau·lin  (tär-pôln, tärp-)
n.
1. Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture.
2. A sheet of this material.
[Probably alteration of tar + pall + -ing.]
tarpaulin [tɑːˈpɔːlɪn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a heavy hard-wearing waterproof fabric made of canvas or similar material coated with tar, wax, or paint, for outdoor use as a protective covering against moisture
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a sheet of this fabric
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a hat of or covered with this fabric, esp a sailor's hat
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a rare word for seaman
[probably from tar1 + pall1 + -ing1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tarpaulintarpaulin - waterproofed canvas                  
tarp
canvas, canvass - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Translations
tarpaulin [tɑːˈpɔːlɪn] N → lona f alquitranada
tarpaulin [tɑːrˈpɔːlɪn] n → bâche f goudronnée
tarpaulin
n
(= waterproof sheet) → Plane f; (Naut) → Persenning f
tarpaulins pl (= clothes) → Ölzeug nt
tarpaulin [tɑːˈpɔːlɪn] n (waterproof cover) → (tela) incerata
tarpaulin [tɑːˈpɔːlɪn] n (waterproof cover) → (tela) incerata
tarpaulin
n tarpaulin [taːˈpoːlin]
(a sheet of) a kind of strong waterproof material He covered his car with a (sheet of) tarpaulin. seildoek تَرْبولين: قِماش مع قُطران سَدود للماء насмолен брезент nepromokavá plachta imprægneret presenning der Persenning, die Plaue μουσαμάς lona (alquitranada) present برزنت pressu bâche (goudronnée) בְּרֶזֶנט तिरपाल nepromočiva tkanina, napose jedrenina vízhatlan ponyva terpal segldúkur telone 防水布 (타르 등을 칠한) 방수 시트 brezentas brezents kain tarpaulin geteerd zeildoek presenning brezent encerado prelată брезент nepremokavá plachta katranizirana plahta cerada presenning วัตถุขนิดที่กันน้ำได้ดี muşamba 防水油布 брезент ترپال vải dầu 防水油布
tarpaulin → تربولين:قماش مشمع celtovina presenningsstof Plane μουσαμάς lona öljykankainen suojapeite bâche teška cerada telone impermeabile タール塗り防水布 방수 시트 matrozenpet presenning brezent lona impermeabilizada, oleado брезент presenning ผ้าใบอาบน้ำมันใช้ทำผ้าคลุมกันฝน tente vải dầu 防水油布


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The tarpaulin was held over the burning bicycle like a canopy, and then smothered down upon it.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
When he entered I observed that he carried no umbrella, and certainly had not come in his carriage, for his tarpaulin hat ran down with melting sleet, and his great pilot cloth jacket seemed almost to drag him to the floor with the weight of the water it had absorbed.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
The stave was still there, and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim.
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