Difference between Tarp and Tarpaulin

What is the difference between Tarp and Tarpaulin?

Tarp as a noun is short form of tarpaulin. while Tarpaulin as a noun is a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover.

Tarp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Short form of tarpaulin.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover something with a tarpaulin.

Tarpaulin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover.A sailor. Often abbreviated to just tar.Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.

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