All tarpaulin synonyms

noun tarpaulin

• boater — A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
• marines — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
• canvas — Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth that is used for making things such as tents, sails, and bags.
• jack — Sir John Arthur ("Jack") 1926–2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer.
• bluejacket — a sailor in the Navy
• circumnavigator — A person who circumnavigates; that is, sails around the world.
• yachter — A person who sails in yachts.
• middies — a midshipman.
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• diver — a person or thing that dives.
• ground cloth — groundsheet.
• middy — Informal. a midshipman.
• fig leaf — the leaf of a fig tree.
• lascar — an East Indian sailor.
• drop cloth — a sheet of cloth, paper, plastic, or the like laid over furniture and floors for protection while a room is being painted or laid over shrubbery while the exterior of a house is being painted.
• deck hand — a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
• groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
• windjammer — (formerly) a merchant ship propelled by sails.