1. tarpaulin - Noun
2. tarpaulin - Verb
A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe man was fat. His belly arrived like an advance guard, heralding the bulk to come, huge shoulders, a surplus chin. His white cassock had settled over his body like a tarpaulin dropped on a blimp. James K. Morrow
A lightning storm caused a 200-foot (65 m) tear in the black tarpaulin covering the main tank. Source: Internet
Northern Territory Police must stop the practice of transporting children in remand and detention in so-called 'Police cages' - a ute with a cage on the tray covered with a tarpaulin. Source: Internet
Before they lured the teenager to their house, they bought a bevvy of supplies for the murder and eventual cover-up, including a tarpaulin, 100 litres of hydrochloric acid, a saw, cement and a huge bucket. Source: Internet
For the “past,” Kish designed a facade of a made of tarpaulin mesh and metal connectors. Source: Internet
It also has YKK® AquaGuard® (weather resistant) zippers, high-performance Sailcloth, 420D velocity nylon, 600D polyester, heavy-duty nylon tarpaulin, UltraMesh pockets, anodized aluminum hardware, nylon webbing, 3-ply bonded nylon thread. Source: Internet