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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The tarpaulin was held over the burning bicycle like a canopy, and then smothered down upon it. 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. 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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