tarpaulin
[noun]
Synonyms: mariner, jack, jack-tar, sailor, sailorman, salt, seaman, tar

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tar‧pau‧lin /tɑːˈpɔːlən, tɑːˈpɔːlɪn $ tɑːrˈpɒː-/ especially British English, tarp /tɑːp $ tɑːrp/ American English noun [uncountable and countable]
[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 not pass through, used to keep rain off things

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