Found 2 items, similar to tarpaulin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tarpaulin tarpaulin n : waterproofed canvas [syn: tarp]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tarpaulin Tarpaulin \Tar*pau"lin\, n. [Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See Pall a covering.] 1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar. [1913 Webster] To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]