tarpaulin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɑɹˈpɔ.lɪn/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn/ (US)
- /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruder. Proto-Germanic *terwą Old English teoru Middle English ter English tar Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ? Latin pallium Old French pailebor. Old English pæl Middle English pal English pall Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English tarpaulin From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing. The sailor sense reflects that sailors of centuries past often wore garments made of tarred cloth (for weatherproofing).
Meanings
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(countable) A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth or plastic sheet, used as a cover or blanket (often as weatherproofing, or to keep loose cargo from blowing off a lorry).
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.
1946, C. S. Forester, chapter 4, in Lord Hornblower, Boston: Little, Brown, and Co.:
- (archaic, uncountable) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
Near-synonym: rain hat
- (archaic, countable, slang) A sailor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tarpaulins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
nettlecloth · dropcloth · pilot cloth · cotton wax · oilcloth · waxcloth · waxed cotton · duckcloth · shroud
Hypernyms
material · stuff · matter · textile · fabric · canvas · garment · hat · cloth
Relateds
raincoat · rainsuit · pall · tarp
Synonyms
Translations (101)
it tela incatramata (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · ru тент (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · fr prélart (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · fr bâche (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · fr bâche (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · pt encerado (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ko 방수포 (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · sh ceráda (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · fi pressu (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · fa بِرِزِنْت (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nl bâche (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · mn брезент (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ky брезент (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · cmn 油布 (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · vi bạt (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nb presenning (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · es lona (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · sh цера́да (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · sl cerada (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · el μουσαμάς (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · bg брезе́нт (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · pt lona (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · ru брезе́нт (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · eo baŝo (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · mh būļajtiik (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ur تِرپال (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ja タープ (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · kk брезент (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · tg брезент (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · fi pressu (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · hy բրեզենտ (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · fi tervakangas (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · de Persenning (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nl dekzeil (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nl zeildoek (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · bg мушама́ (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · de Plane (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · cs celtovina (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · pt oleado (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · lt brezentas (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ha tàmfôl (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · he אַבַּרְזִין (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · es lona (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · es lona alquitranada (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ko 타프 (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · sv presenning (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · mi tāpōrena (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nl zeildoek (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · is yfirbreiðsla (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · pl brezent (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · it telone impermeabile (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · cmn 防水布 (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · es toldo (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · eo gudrotuko (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · lv brezents (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · fr bâche (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · tr branda (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · be брэзэ́нт (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · es lona impermeable (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · it tela cerata (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · mk церада (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · bg брезе́нт (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · az brezent (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nl bâche (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · sl ponjava (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · hi ताड़पत्री (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · it incerata (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · mk мушама (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · cs plachtovina (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · tl tarapal (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ja ターポリン (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · ka ბრეზენტი (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · cs tkanina (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · uz brezent (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · be брызе́нт (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · fi suojapeite (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · bg мушама́ (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · ro prelată (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · tr muşamba (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · th ผ้าใบกันน้ำ (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · de Abdeckplane (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · uk брезе́нт (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · tk brezent (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · mi tāpōrena (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · be брызэ́нт (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · pt lona (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · id terpal (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · sv presenning (canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover) · hu ponyva (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nb presenning (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · he בְּרֶזֶנְט (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · sk celtovina (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · tr tente (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · cmn 苫布 (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · et present (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · nv níbaal (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · hi तिरपाल (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · da presenning (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · it telone (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) · ug برېزېنت (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) · he בְּרֶזֶנְט (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover)