tar·pau·lin /tɑrˈpɔlən, ˈtɑrpə; &dɪvɪdɛ;tɑrˈpoljən/
塗油防水布,防水衣,防水帽
Tar·pau·lin n.
1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. --Macaulay.
◄ ►
tarpaulin
n : waterproofed canvas [syn: tarp]