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tarpaulin

cover made of a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material
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tarpaulin

Summary

tarpaulin ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tarpaulin is a type of covering[2].
  • tarpaulin is a type of suiting[3].
  • tarpaulin's Commons category is recorded as Tarpaulins[4].
  • tarpaulin comprises grommet[5].
  • tarpaulin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include covering[2] and suiting[3].

Use and Application

tarpaulin comprises grommet[5].

Why It Matters

tarpaulin ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[1] tarpaulin has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] tarpaulin is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1883025
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559099805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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