3syllables
tarpaulin
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Definitions oftarpaulin
1noun
- A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
Example: "Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet."
- A sailor (often abbreviated to tar)
- Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.
- Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
- A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
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