English-Thai Dictionary

tarpaulin

N ผ้าใบ กันน้ำ ที่ เคลือบ ด้วย น้ำมันดิน  ผ้าคลุม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TARPAULIN

n.[from tar. ] A piece of canvas well daubed with tar, and used to cover the hatchways of a ship to prevent rain or water from entering the hold. 1. A sailor; in contempt.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TARPAULIN

Tar *pau "lin, n. Etym: [Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See Pall a covering. ]

 

1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.

 

2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

 

3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar. To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. Macaulay.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tarpaulin

tar pau lin |tärˈpôlən, ˈtärpə -tɑrˈpɔlən | ▶noun 1 heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas. • a sheet or covering of this. 2 historical a sailor's tarred or oilskin hat. • archaic a sailor. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: probably from tar 1 + pall 1 + -ing 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

tarpaulin

tarpaulin |tɑːˈpɔːlɪn | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas. • [ count noun ] a sheet or covering of tarpaulin. 2 historical a sailor's tarred or oilskin hat. • archaic a sailor. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: probably from tar 1 + pall 1 + -ing 1 .

 

Duden Dictionary

Tarpaulin

Tar pau lin Substantiv, maskulin , der |taːˈpɔːlɪn, ˈtaːpəlɪn |der Tarpaulin; Genitiv: des Tarpaulin [s ] englisch als Packmaterial oder Futterstoff verwendetes Jutegewebe

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tarpaulin

tar pau lin /tɑː r pɔ́ːlɪn /名詞 1 U C (タールなどを塗った )防水布 ; C 防水シート .2 C (特に水夫の )防水帽 .