Difference between Tarpaulin and Tarp

What is the difference between Tarpaulin and Tarp?

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

Tarp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Short form of tarpaulin.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover something with a tarpaulin.

We hope you now know whether to use Tarpaulin or Tarp in your sentence.

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