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How to pronounce “tarpaulin”
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Pronunciation guide for tarpaulin
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tarpaulin with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What if the poor were part of city planning?
tarpaulin sheets, plastic, to cardboard, to tin,
- Definition summary
- (countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
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How to pronounce tarpaulin
What if the poor were part of city planning?

tarpaulin sheets, plastic, to cardboard, to tin,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tarpaulin”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
- (countable, slang, archaic) A sailor.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.
- (uncountable, nautical, obsolete) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
- A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
- [Verb]
- To cover with a tarpaulin.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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