different between sailcloth vs tarpaulin

English

Etymology

sail +? cloth

Noun

sailcloth (usually uncountable, plural sailcloths)

1. A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.

Usage notes

• This term can be used even when the fabric is used for other purposes.

Translations

Anagrams

• lacoliths

English

Etymology

From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t??p??.l?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t???p?l?n/, /t???p?.l?n/
• Rhymes: -??l?n

Noun

tarpaulin (countable and uncountable, plural tarpaulins)

1. (countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.

   Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.

2. (countable, slang, archaic) A sailor.

   Synonym: tar

3. (uncountable, obsolete) Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.
4. (uncountable, nautical, obsolete) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
5. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

Verb

tarpaulin (third-person singular simple present tarpaulins, present participle tarpaulining, simple past and past participle tarpaulined)

1. To cover with a tarpaulin.

Usage notes

• In the US, tarp has been more common than tarpaulin in print since about 1990. In speech since at least 1970.

Derived terms

• tarp

Translations

See also

• pall

References

Further reading

• tarpaulin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• unpartial