Explanatory notes
… are used to protect goods stored in the open or loaded on ships, wagons, lorries, etc., against bad weather. They are … Tarpaulins are generally in the form of rectangular sheets, hemmed along the sides, and may be fitted with … eyelets, cords, straps, etc. Tarpaulins which are specially shaped (e.g., for covering hayricks, decks of small vessels, …