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tarpaulin

UK /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/US /ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

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A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth or plastic sheet, used as a cover or blanket (often as weatherproofing, or to keep loose cargo from blowing off a lorry).
- Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.
(no longer used) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
(slang, no longer used) A sailor.
(no longer used) A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

verb1

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To cover with a tarpaulin.
- "Cover it up! Don't touch it!" said the Professor. So we tarpaulined it according to his instructions, and there it lies. — 1929

forms

tarpaulined · tarpaulining · tarpaulins

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