tarpaulin

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn/, /tɑɹˈpɔ.lɪn/

Noun

tarpaulin

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.

2. (countable, slang, archaic) A sailor (often abbreviated to tar)
3. (uncountable, obsolete) Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.
4. (uncountable, nautical, obsolete) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
5. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

Translations

• French: bâche
• German: Persenning, Plane
• Italian: telone impermeabile, tela cerata
• Portuguese: encerado, oleado
• Russian: брезе́нт
• Spanish: lona alquitranada, lona impermeable, lona

Translations

• Italian: marinaio
• Portuguese: marujo

Translations

• French: bâche
• Italian: telone
• Russian: тент

Translations

• French: bâche
• Italian: incerata, tela incatramata

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