TARPAULIN


Meaning of TARPAULIN in English

n. 1 heavy-duty waterproof cloth esp. of tarred canvas. 2 a sheet or covering of this. 3 a a sailor's tarred or oilskin hat. b archaic a sailor.

[ prob. f. TAR(1) + PALL(1) + -ING(1) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.