English Dictionary

tarpaulin

/tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/

noun

(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket. / (countable, slang, archaic) A sailor.

I used a tarpaulin to cover the woodpile during the rainstorm.

意味（1）

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

Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.

意味（2）

(countable, slang, archaic) A sailor.

意味（3）

(uncountable, obsolete) Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.

意味（4）

(uncountable, nautical, obsolete) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.

意味（5）

A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.