tarpaulin

1. n. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc. Source: opted

2. n. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. Source: opted

3. n. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar. Source: opted

4. n. waterproofed canvas Source: wordnet

5. 1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc. 2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. 3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar. To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. Macaulay. Source: webster

6. n:100 n. waterproofed canvas Source: ecdict

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