Tarpaulin

Tarpaulin - Other Definitions

• (n.) A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
  
  
• (n.) A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
  
  
• (n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.