How To Use Tarpaulin In A Sentence

With water all around me I had little choice but to sit under a leaky tarpaulin beside chain-smokers and crying children, only now and then getting a glimpse up into the vast forests I was entering.
The shingles are no great problem; I've shaken hands on a deal to have the house and garage roof replaced in the autumn and if I get a major leak before then all I need do is make a call and they'll hop on over with a large blue tarpaulin.
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. What Mexican Food Are You? and 3 Others
We found a lifeboat suspended 10 feet above the deck and bedded down under a tarpaulin.
Emergency crews covered his vehicle with a blue tarpaulin to shield the scene from view while the body was recovered. The Sun

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On the second day of rain, Al took the tarpaulin separating the two sides of the boxcar and draped it over the front end of the truck.
Lay down a tarpaulin, then put your sleeping mat and bedding on top of it. Times, Sunday Times
Main wood to aluminum and plexiglass, PC, tarpaulins, toughened glass.
All the latest marine hardware was there - from modest self-assembled rafts, with their homely oil drums and tarpaulins, to sleek, converted pedalos.
Yards away, police officers manned a cordon around the house, and tarpaulins hung over the charred first floor window where firefighters are thought to have made the discovery of the bodies.
They put up temporary housing made out of mud, out of bamboo, out of thatch, out of tarpaulin, out of corrugated steel.
There is a shelter the Indian government has put up but it was only a tarpaulin tent. The Sun
The option was of course, to down tools, rush off to the Hyper Value, buy a big piece of tarpaulin and cover the huge open space in our front wall.
The corporal turned down his page of 'Harmsworth's Magazine,' laid it on the parapet, and dived under the tarpaulin. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War
A corner of the tarpaulin tore loose, and Shorty received a jet of driven snow down the back of his neck. THE MEAT
I was lying in a small square of shade under a tarpaulin fixed to the side of my dead car. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
At the opposite side of the room, a much worn sailor's hat, commonly called a tarpaulin, was balanced upon the point of a fishing rod, and beneath this trophy was placed a small side board, the open doors of which disclosed a number of shelves laden with gilt edged drinking vessels of white and blue china; a set of rose colored tea-cups, and several polished silver plated mugs. The Home in the Valley
He said the remaining topsoil had been hosed down and covered with polythene and tarpaulin.
He rode alone before two large waggons, covered over with tarpaulins stretched on tall arches, pulled by double yokes of oxen.
The rest sought shade, under tarpaulin or one of the many eucalyptus trees that framed the ground. Times, Sunday Times
Future UK support for Katrina's victim will be led by the Ministry of Defence and The Department for International Development who will be looking at the provision of military tentage blankets, tarpaulins and camp beds.
A cultural control to use is covering a well-watered patch of grass overnight with a sheet of black plastic or a tarpaulin, so the leatherjackets rise to the surface into the moist space.
Cover them with old sheets or tons of leaves or, to keep out the rain, plastic dust sheets or tarpaulin. The Sun
The tarpaulin sheets for the roofs of the stalls went first, followed by the counter boards and finally the heavy metal frames.
The lowering clouds, the sudden downpours, the richly evocative hiss of tarpaulin across closely trimmed lawn? Times, Sunday Times
The three-and-a-half-hour struggle to make the area safe ended when the fire crews managed to get tarpaulin over the roof and made the ground debris safe.
The original material used, i.e. the tarpaulin, is called tarpaulin made-ups even after undergoing the process and therefore can't be said to be a manufacturing process, the judges said, dismissing the Commissioner's appeals challenging the Cegat order. Daily News & Analysis
The shelters are basic - little more than wooden frames covered in tarpaulins to keep out the rain.
He was fast asleep, huddled under a canvas tarpaulin.
But on a sudden he found himself surrounded in his progress, like a stately merchantman in the Gut of Gibraltar (I hope the ladies will excuse the tarpaulin phrase) by three Algerine galleys. The Bride of Lammermoor
In February 1971, a fire broke out in the north-west tower near the bell chamber when a tarpaulin caught alight and another fire the following year destroyed pinnacles and woodwork in the choir stalls.
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So while we're seeing a lot of tents and tarpaulins, we feel quite concerned about the winter, and want to ensure the longer-term shelter needs to get these good solid tents in.
Even as they spoke, the black tarpaulin swooped from sight behind a big comber. THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN
He took the tarpaulin from the breech and the tampion from the muzzle, cast off the lashings which secured it, and saw that the swivel moved freely in the socket and the trunnions freely in the crotch. Mr. Midshipman Easy
The US military in Afghanistan loaded cargo planes with food, tarpaulins and other emergency aid to drop by parachute over areas of Pakistan, officials said.
He was bound and gagged, wrapped in smelly tarpaulin, his body too weak to put up any kind of resistance. THE LAST TEMPTATION
Players flee for cover and tarpaulin goes back out.
They slit the tarpaulins of the rearmost trailer and offload goods.
Shell fabric for automobile and toy: tarpaulin, loop velvet, poly spun velour, and etc.
The pale, shy light of dawn was tinting her brown-coloured tarpaulin tent.
Across the mucky yard what can only be described as a run down shed, with a tarpaulin roof and a piece of pallet for a gate, was home to four Alsatians.
Franconelli flicked his fingers at the other tarpaulin man, who took the boots and PVC from Graydon's lap. BLOOD IS DIRT
Tents could be made to connect with tarpaulins and groundsheets. Into Africa - a social history of the East African Safari
Moments later he reappeared with a large plastic tarpaulin, a box of nails and several lengths of rough carcassing.
Oddly enough, the "thawing" of their scorched bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought a certain degree of relief. The Wings of the Morning
Oppressed by his gloominess, Foma had come down on the deck from his cabin, and, for some time, had been standing in the shadow of some wares covered with tarpaulin, and listened to the admonitive and gentle voice of the preacher. The Man Who Was Afraid
Joy gives him his Yukon nickname after he devises a tarpaulin sled to carry a half a ton of goods by sliding the cargo down a glacier. “I am only a wild girl, and I am afraid of the world....”
She closed her eyes for a moment as she tore the tarpaulin off the person beneath it.
A 60-inch-high canopy stands over a chunk of a masonry wall now lying flat on a piece of bright blue plastic tarpaulin.
In some parts of the city, entrepreneurs were seen cruising the streets in pickup trucks with tarpaulin sheets covering up six-packs of half-liter bottles of water, priced at 250 baht to 300 baht per pack, or nearly $10. Bangkok Flood Adds to City's Woes
Lay down a tarpaulin, then put your sleeping mat and bedding on top of it. Times, Sunday Times
Endless hours of coverage of a grey Wimbledon with green tarpaulin over the courts does little to promote the tournament as one of the great sporting events of the 21st century.
At the foot of the slope there are cinder block houses, but as you climb the ridge, concrete gives way to wood and tarpaulin, then cardboard and twigs.
Among the pleasant pictures of memory is that of Thomas Blake as he appeared after he had changed his civilized clothes for a Brook Farm tunic of blue plaid, a "tarpaulin" straw hat and a neat broad rolling shirt collar of large dimensions that gracefully tended towards his square shoulders. Brook Farm
He sheltered beneath the dripping tarpaulin of a news agent's for a while.
There is now a tent and a tarpaulin for very rainy days and she plans to get a stove for the tent. Times, Sunday Times
The cause of the crash was not clear although a set of wheels came off the final carriage and investigators covered a set of points immediately behind the accident scene with blue tarpaulin, suggesting a fault on either train or track.
It is understood to have started when tarpaulin sheeting blew on to heaters drying a new resin coating on repair work.
They've got the walls as solid as a rock and a roof on it under that tarpaulin.
It churned up the sea even more, and beat the yellow rain macs of the fishermen tying down tarpaulins.
The lowering clouds, the sudden downpours, the richly evocative hiss of tarpaulin across closely trimmed lawn? Times, Sunday Times
A blue tarpaulin covered the floor and was spattered with blood. Times, Sunday Times
If, like me, you've been wondering why the wonderful new sculpture outside Bull's Head Car Park has been covered with a heavy green tarpaulin since its installation last year, wonder no more.
She heaved at the rolled up black tarpaulin, hoping that the rope would keep her tent together as it fell into her arms.
A quantity of drugs were recovered from the house and a high-value car, which was found covered by tarpaulin in the front garden, was removed to be stripped down and examined.
Snow and rain and summer sun had bleached its wood, its runners were red streaks of rust, its rawhide lashings had been eaten off, but snugly rolled inside the tarpaulin was a sack of mail. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories
The body was covered in tarpaulin and the police had put screens up. The Sun
In Kindamba he improvised a splint from palm branches and asked a carpenter to make another, around which tarpaulin would be wrapped.
The pickup box was covered with a greasy tarpaulin held down by an equally greasy yellow nylon rope.
He was wearing a ripped coat, tied up with string at the waist, and he sat with his feet tucked under his legs on an exposed crate, the tarpaulin turned back neatly around him.
The roof is sheets of tarpaulin covered with old cardboard boxes. Times, Sunday Times
The car is not thought to have suffered serious damage and was quickly covered with a tarpaulin before being taken back to the pits. Times, Sunday Times
He flowed down to the floor of the lifeboat and disappeared under the tarpaulin.
The vandals also tried to reach 300 seats from Manchester City's former Maine Road ground which are protected by a large and heavy tarpaulin.
Food, water, generators, tarpaulins, and fuel are already being rushed to the areas from other states.
A knife was found at the scene, where cops put up a tarpaulin tent. The Sun
I either have a tent or a tarpaulin as a shelter. The Sun
I truly do not relish the thought of living under a huge tarpaulin when the west winds howl.
I was lying in a small square of shade under a tarpaulin fixed to the side of my dead car. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
She then knelt down on the large tarpaulin protecting the floor and began to put the caps back on the dozens of watercolours she had carelessly left open.
To the nation's baseball fans watching on television, the idiosyncrasies of the Metrodome became its signature attributes: the plexiglass left-wall that was better suited for an ice hockey arena, the eggshell-white ceiling that could hide a popup from even the most experienced infielder, the 23-foot-tall black tarpaulin that serve d as the right-field wall and was nicknamed "The Baggie. Take Me In to the Ballgame
And they pulled me inboard, and they put me right up in the bow, of the whaler, and they covered me with a tarpaulin or something.
Hut six, where much of the work was done, is only held together by a sheet of tarpaulin. The Sun
Or was it simply a green tarpaulin, held in place at the edges by tent pegs? Times, Sunday Times
In Kindamba he improvised a splint from palm branches and asked a carpenter to make another, around which tarpaulin would be wrapped.
She grinned and flicked her eyebrow, letting her eyes follow his progress up the rigging and to the top yardarm, were he settled into the tarpaulin for his watch.
And they blocked out a rubbish tip with a blue tarpaulin. The Sun
After the accident on 3 June the painting was concealed behind tarpaulins to allow experts to start repairing the canvas.
Large tarpaulins were pulled over the hold whenever it rained, and most of the crew slept in their shelter.
He sleeps on a bed of dried leaves under a green tarpaulin roof. The Sun
The sun was quite low when the train pulled into another yard, and he had covered them with tarpaulin once again.
In November, we had incidents of people breaking through fencing and looking under tarpaulins to see if our wagons were loaded.
The top end of the sheet had already started to stain red but the tarpaulin looked plastic and waterproof. THE EXECUTION
The load was covered in tarpaulins, but was recognizable as a gigantic naval gun.
The trucks were dusty and neglected, their tyres rotting and flat and sinking into the ground, but when the two ladies pulled back a tarpaulin, they found that the trucks were full of gems and precious stones and pearls and gold coins.
The rest sought shade, under tarpaulin or one of the many eucalyptus trees that framed the ground. Times, Sunday Times
Two pilots sprinted towards their aircraft, which are kept day and night under tarpaulin covers. Times, Sunday Times
A blue tarpaulin covered the floor and was spattered with blood. Times, Sunday Times
The pit is then lined with a tarpaulin which is weighted down with rocks. Undefined
The history of tarpaulin is therefore also a history of human displacement and discomfort. Times, Sunday Times
'And if it also comes on to blow and rain uncommonly hard, we take battens, stout laths of wood, that fit against the coaming, the raised rim of the hatchway, and so pin the tarpaulin down drum tight.
The wreckage was covered by a tarpaulin before being taken away from the scene on a truck at 9am yesterday. The Sun
Soldiers stood or sat on them and the vehicles were enclosed with tarpaulin.
And I have the greatest almost-garden thing of all - an almost-shed, which is lying underneath tarpaulin in 300 bits waiting to become a proper shed.
An old tarpaulin is rolled on the ground and stretched across it and exterior brickwork is always left unplastered. Times, Sunday Times
The airlifted supplies include medical kits such as diarrheal disease sets, midwifery kits, obstetric surgical kits; Vitamin A, jerry cans, collapsible water tanks, basic family water kits, tarpaulins, education and child protection supplies. Media Newswire
I put up that tarpaulin. Times, Sunday Times
The tarpaulin that covers the entrance is gashed in several places, undoubtedly caused by the ice spicules flying at speeds that made them deadly projectiles.
The seas continuously swept over her, and finally started the seams in her decks, washed off the tarpaulins which had been placed over the hatches and battened down, and resulted in great damage to the wheat from the sea water pouring over it through the deck seams and hatches of the ship.
The tiles were covered in tarpaulin and pegged down while the police were informed.
His appearance would indicate the sailor and the horse-jockey; he wore a tarpauling and blue jacket, high-top boots with spurs, and leather trousers; he flourished a riding stick, commonly known as a cowhide, and had large gold rings dangling in his ears. Margaret
We spent the night out under the stars, about 30 of us rolled up in our tarpaulin, with a circle of colourful flags and our GE Free banners surrounding us.
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Today there are 50 families living on the same stretch of pavement where she had erected a lean-to with tarpaulin in the early 1980s.
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Between Komfokorum and Dompoase, a man dangles a rat the size of a rabbit in front of our windscreen, trying to sell us bush meat; beneath his tarpaulin, I can see the brushy quills of something resembling a porcupine.
Dad has tried to re-home you, but it looks as if, for now, you'll stay where you are, covered in a tarpaulin and housing Mum's collection of terracotta pots waiting for plants. A letter to … our old family kitchen table
She said she personally visited the sandpit on May 27 and observed that drivers were, in fact, covering their loads with tarpaulins.
Braced against the tiller was a man in drenched tarpaulins; two other men were holding on to the shrouds like grim death. A Village of Vagabonds
Lay down a tarpaulin, then put your sleeping mat and bedding on top of it. Times, Sunday Times
Stacks of bricks and timber covered in tarpaulins were piled carelessly around half built houses.
It was just above freezing outside, but inside the bent birchwood and tarred tarpaulin covering, the bender was spacious and warm from a potbelly stove. A Small Death in the Great Glen
Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.
The consensus is that the insured should have had a non-combustible tarpaulin or heat retardant blanket of some form hung from the top of the bilge area down to the bottom of the bilge against the exhaust port hole on the inside of the boat.
Half an hour later, when Barakka the village cartwright drove his wagon into the courtyard he found Edeard and Akeem standing beside five tarpaulins with the reshaped cats lying on them. The Dreaming Void
It grew dark, and Burginde pulled open the tarpaulin flap to speak to the drover.
A blue tarpaulin covered the floor and was spattered with blood. Times, Sunday Times
Even as they spoke, the black tarpaulin swooped from sight behind a big comber. THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN
A pickup truck passed us with three men in the back sheltering under a tarpaulin.
Many homes in southwest Florida still have blue tarpaulins patching holes in their roofs after Charley, and some streets remain full of storm debris that could become wind-blown projectiles.
Local fire and ambulance officers have been receiving counselling this afternoon, and the State Emergency Service has taken water supplies and tarpaulins out to the crash site.
Two officers wearing protective suits and face masks worked next to the red box and a large blue and silver tarpaulin lying on the sand. The Sun
The Times found them there yesterday, huddled from the torrential rain under fragile shelters made of palm fronds and torn pieces of tarpaulin. Times, Sunday Times
He said the crew are collecting bottled water, blankets, tinned food, tarpaulins, sleeping bags and net curtains which could be used as mosquito protection, to send out to Asia.
Red lanterns suspended from bamboo poles crisscross the streets while bamboo stalls topped with colorful tarpaulin litter the sidewalks.
In February 1971, a fire broke out in the north-west tower near the bell chamber when a tarpaulin caught alight and another fire the following year destroyed pinnacles and woodwork in the choir stalls.
Conditions were hard with up to 10,000 people living in squalor under tarpaulin and surviving on corn meal and wheat.
New Malden firefighters, sitting out during the strike in a hut made of wooden pallets and tarpaulin in front of the station, remained defiant but uncertain what the stoppage would bring.
Eyewitnesses said the vehicle was covered in tarpaulin to prevent onlookers seeing the body.
No, they insist, quickly hiding paint pots under some nearby tarpaulin.
Crews have covered the roof with salvage tarpaulin to protect the house from the weather while repairs are made.
Under the cover of a heavy tarpaulin -- momentarily unnecessary because of the cessation of the snow -- a dungareed figure, possibly the pilot, worked on the helicopter engine with the aid of a small but powerful arc-lamp. Where Eagles Dare
The stage then goes dark while some kind of tarpaulin is laid out, and while it's still dark, Gay Banker

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