tarpaulin
noun
Origin of tarpaulin
Examples from the Web for tarpaulin
Contemporary Examples of tarpaulin
On Tuesday, the group witnessed a convoy of 43 unmarked green military trucks with tarpaulin covers moving towards Donetsk.
When we were kids and some rain would come up, the fans would jump out of the stands to help spread the tarpaulin on the field.
Alina Vergana, 41, was sitting beneath a tarpaulin stretched to keep off the burning sun.
Historical Examples of tarpaulin
The loads, covered by the tarpaulin, had been arranged in the centre of the circle.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
At camp Kingozi ordered them to place the loads in place beneath the tarpaulin.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
I crawl in between the chairs and the wall and get under that piece of tarpaulin.
In a Steamer Chair and Other StoriesRobert Barr
I could not control my anxiety as the steward got nearer and nearer the tarpaulin.
In a Steamer Chair and Other StoriesRobert Barr
Is he a tarpaulin theologian—a divine among the tarry-breeks?'
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle