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tarpaulin
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tarpaulin
1. 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. a sheet of this fabric
3. a rare word for seaman

tarpaulin [′tär·pə·lən]
(materials)
A sheet of waterproof canvas or other material; used to cover and protect construction materials and equipment, athletic fields, vehicles, or other exposed objects.

tarpaulin
A waterproof cloth, esp. one used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather.


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Byline: Martin Luttrell WORCESTER - Its windows are covered in plywood and a portion of the roof is draped with a blue tarp.
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Until a year and a half after the storm, there were still houses being repaired and the occasional blue tarp covering a damaged roof.
 
 
 
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