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Tarpaulin

//ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket. countable

    "Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet."

  2. 2
    waterproofed canvas wordnet
  3. 3
    A sailor. archaic, countable, slang

    "There were sailors asleep in the fantastic fashion of the British tarpaulin — snoring heavily as they lay on the bare deck, despite the din about them."

  4. 4
    Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover. obsolete, uncountable
  5. 5
    Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover. obsolete, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing.

Etymology 2

From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing.

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