tarpaulin
Example Sentences
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At another settlement, the U.N. refugee agency has run out of blankets, tarpaulins and sleeping mats, forcing refugees to sleep in the open.
At its entrance, there are long lines of stranded vehicles, mainly large lorries with their loads covered with tarpaulin to shelter them from the rain and the sun.
From BBC
The wood was first sprayed with water and kept under a tarpaulin to prevent decay in the summer heat, Korac added.
From Reuters
Some now stay in flimsy tarpaulin tents brought down easily by the rain, others bundle themselves in blankets to stay warm.
From Reuters
In the middle room, covered by a tarpaulin, is yet another elegant fresco.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
