tar|pau|lin

tar|pau|lin
tar|pau|lin «tahr P luhn, TAHR puh-», noun, verb.
–n.
1. canvas or other coarse cloth made waterproof, as by painting, tarring, or rubberizing.
2. a sheet of this, used especially as a protection against rain.
3. a hat made of or covered with it, especially a sailor's hat.
4. a coat or other garment made of this.
5. a sailor; seaman; tar: »

bandy-legged tarpaulins (Robert Louis Stevenson).

–v.t.
to cover with a tarpaulin.
–v.i.
to take shelter under a tarpaulin.
╂[probably < tar1 + pall1 covering + -ing1]

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  • tar·pau·lin — /tɑɚˈpɑːlən/ noun, pl lins [count] : a large piece of waterproof material (such as plastic or canvas) that is used to cover things and keep them dry …   Useful english dictionary

  • lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… …   English syllables

  • pau — ap·pau·mé; jean·pau·lia; ma·pau; pau; pau·cil·o·quy; pau·ci·spiral; pau·ci·ty; pau·li·cian; pau·li; pau·lin; pau·lis·ta; pau·lo·post; pau·lo·spore; pau·low·nia; pau·per·age; pau·per·ism; pau·per·it·ic; pau·per·iza·tion; pau·per·ize; pau·ra·que;… …   English syllables

  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • tarpaulin — tar·pau·lin …   English syllables

  • Tarpaulin — Tar|pau|lin [ta: pɔ:lɪn, ta:pəlɪn], Tar|pau|ling [ta: pɔ:lɪŋ], der; [s] [engl. tarpaulin, älter: tarpauling, tarpawling, H. u.]: festes Jutegewebe für Säcke …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tarpauling — Tar|pau|lin [ta: pɔ:lɪn, ta:pəlɪn], Tar|pau|ling [ta: pɔ:lɪŋ], der; [s] [engl. tarpaulin, älter: tarpauling, tarpawling, H. u.]: festes Jutegewebe für Säcke …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tarpaulin — tar|pau|lin [ta:ˈpo:lın US ta:rˈpo: ] n especially BrE also tarp [ta:p US ta:rp] AmE [U and C] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: tarpaulin (17 21 centuries), probably from tar + PALL2 + ing] a large heavy cloth or piece of thick plastic that water will… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tarpaulin — tar|pau|lin [ tar pɔlın ] noun count a TARP …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Tarpaulin — Tar|pau|lin [tɑ: pɔ:lin, tɑ:pəlin] der; [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. tarpaulin, Herkunft ungeklärt> als Packmaterial od. Futterstoff verwendetes Jutegewebe …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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