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What is the noun for tarpauling?

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tarpaulin
  1. (countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
  2. (countable, slang, archaic) A sailor (often abbreviated to 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.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The tiles were covered in tarpaulin and pegged down while the police were informed.”
      “It grew dark, and Burginde pulled open the tarpaulin flap to speak to the drover.”
      “We found a lifeboat suspended 10 feet above the deck and bedded down under a tarpaulin.”
tarp
  1. (humorous) Deliberate misspelling of trap. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. Synonyms:
tarpauling
  1. Archaic form of tarpaulin.
tarp
tarpaulings
  1. plural of tarpauling
tarpaulins
  1. plural of tarpaulin
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Stacks of bricks and timber covered in tarpaulins were piled carelessly around half built houses.”
      “Food, water, generators, tarpaulins, and fuel are already being rushed to the areas from other states.”
      “In November, we had incidents of people breaking through fencing and looking under tarpaulins to see if our wagons were loaded.”
tarps
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