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tarpaulin

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9 lettersPronunciation /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/Part of speech nounSorted aailnprtuStarts with TEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. waterproofed canvas

Word origin

From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing. The sailor sense reflects that sailors of centuries past often wore garments made of tarred cloth (for weatherproofing).

Used in a sentence

  • Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.
  • 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.
  • Near-synonym: rain hat

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