TARPAULIN Definition & Meaning

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tarpaulin

[ tahr-paw-lin, tahr-puh-lin ]

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noun

a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
a hat, especially a sailor's, made of or covered with such material.
Rare. a sailor.

tarpaulin

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noun

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
a sheet of this fabric
a hat of or covered with this fabric, esp a sailor's hat
a rare word for seaman

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tarpaulin¹

1595–1605; earlier tarpauling. See tar ¹, pall ¹, -ing ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tarpaulin¹

C17: probably from tar ¹+ pall ¹+ -ing ¹

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His brother-in-law was helping him put a tarpaulin over the roof.

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He and his relatives have made crude balconies out of wooden pallets and strung-up tarpaulin to keep out the elements.

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Many of the shelters are little more than scraps of tarpaulin.

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"We were laid on the floor under a piece of tarpaulin with a scorpion literally two feet away, it could kill me," he said.

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The UN says it's now able to bring in 20,000 tents that have been stuck on the border since August, along with large quantities of tarpaulin and mattresses.

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