tarpaulin

  • 91tarp — /tap/ (say tahp) Colloquial –noun 1. a tarpaulin. –verb (t) 2. to cover with a tarpaulin. –tarped, adjective …

  • 92tar — Ⅰ. tar [1] ► NOUN 1) a dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, used in road making and for coating and preserving timber. 2) a similar substance formed by burning tobacco or other material. ► VERB (tarred, tarring) ▪ cover with… …

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  • 93weather cloth — noun : a tarpaulin used to shield men on watch on the deck or bridge of a ship from rain or wind * * * weather cloth, Nautical. a covering of canvas or tarpaulin used to protect boats or to shelter persons from wind and spray …

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  • 94sail|cloth — «SAYL KLTH, KLOTH», noun. 1. canvas or other sturdy material used for making sails and tents. 2. = tarpaulin. (Cf. ↑tarpaulin) …

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  • 95tar sheet — tar sheet, = tarpaulin. (Cf. ↑tarpaulin) …

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  • 96tar|pau|lin — «tahr P luhn, TAHR puh », noun, verb. –n. 1. canvas or other coarse cloth made waterproof, as by painting, tarring, or rubberizing. 2. a sheet of this, used especially as a protection against rain. 3. a hat made of or covered with it, especially… …

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  • 97Batten — Bat ten, n. [F. b[^a]ton stick, staff. See {Baton}.] A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening …

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  • 98Batten — Bat ten, v. t. To furnish or fasten with battens. [1913 Webster] {To batten down}, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Batten door — Batten Bat ten, n. [F. b[^a]ton stick, staff. See {Baton}.] A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in… …

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  • 100Paulin — Pau lin, n. (Naut.) See {Tarpaulin}. [1913 Webster] …

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