Definitions for tarpaulins

tarpaulins tar·pau·lin

Spelling: [tahr-paw-lin, tahr-puh-lin]
IPA: /tɑrˈpɔ lɪn, ˈtɑr pə lɪn/

Tarpaulins is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 918 anagrams from letters in tarpaulins (aailnprstu).

Definitions for tarpaulins

noun

  1. a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
  2. a hat, especially a sailor's, made of or covered with such material.
  3. Rare. a sailor.
  4. a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
  5. a hat, especially a sailor's, made of or covered with such material.
  6. Rare. a sailor.

Origin of tarpaulins

1595-1605; earlier tarpauling. See tar1, pall1, -ing1

Examples for tarpaulins

At camp Kingozi ordered them to place the loads in place beneath the tarpaulin.

The loads, covered by the tarpaulin, had been arranged in the centre of the circle.

I could not control my anxiety as the steward got nearer and nearer the tarpaulin.

On Tuesday, the group witnessed a convoy of 43 unmarked green military trucks with tarpaulin covers moving towards Donetsk.

I crawl in between the chairs and the wall and get under that piece of tarpaulin.

Hephzy hastily removed her hat and thrust it beneath the tarpaulin.

When we were kids and some rain would come up, the fans would jump out of the stands to help spread the tarpaulin on the field.

On this he spread a tarpaulin, and then heaped it with blankets.

Is he a tarpaulin theologian—a divine among the tarry-breeks?'

Alina Vergana, 41, was sitting beneath a tarpaulin stretched to keep off the burning sun.

The loads, covered by the tarpaulin, had been arranged in the centre of the circle.

Is he a tarpaulin theologian—a divine among the tarry-breeks?'

On Tuesday, the group witnessed a convoy of 43 unmarked green military trucks with tarpaulin covers moving towards Donetsk.

When we were kids and some rain would come up, the fans would jump out of the stands to help spread the tarpaulin on the field.

I could not control my anxiety as the steward got nearer and nearer the tarpaulin.

Hephzy hastily removed her hat and thrust it beneath the tarpaulin.

On this he spread a tarpaulin, and then heaped it with blankets.

Alina Vergana, 41, was sitting beneath a tarpaulin stretched to keep off the burning sun.

At camp Kingozi ordered them to place the loads in place beneath the tarpaulin.

I crawl in between the chairs and the wall and get under that piece of tarpaulin.

Word Value for tarpaulins
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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