Tarpaulin

Description

A large protective canvas sheet. Tarpaulins are often coated with tar, wax, latex, plastic, or paint for water resistance. Tarps are typically used to cover equipment, provide shelter, or as a ground cover. Basha and visquine are two types of plastic tarps.

Synonyms and Related Terms

tarp; tars; basha; visquine; hootchie

Authority

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpaulin (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)