tarpaulin

Domain: Universal Words

(also AmE informal tarp) noun [C,U] a large sheet made of heavy WATERPROOF material, used to cover things to keep rain off

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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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tarpaulinEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus tarpaulinEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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