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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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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.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
 
 
 
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