noun. Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture.

noun. A sheet of this material.

noun. Canvas made water-proof with tar; hence, any waterproof cloth, especially when used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather or to wet.

noun. A sailor's hat made of or covered with painted or tarred cloth.

noun. A sailor.

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

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

noun. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.

noun. A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover.

noun. A sailor. Often abbreviated to just tar.

noun. Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.

noun. Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.

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

noun. waterproofed canvas

"Here a tarp, short for tarpaulin, is a waterproof sheet of canvas or heavy duty plastic that you throw over things to keep the rain off."

pall  tarpaulin muster  

tarp  

canvas  canvass  

blanket  burlap  canvas  cardboard  cordage  

seaman  tar