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tarpaper

/tahr-pey-per/US // ˈtɑrˌpeɪ pər //

油纸,油布纸,油纸片,纸张

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a heavy, tar-coated paper used as a waterproofing material in building construction.

Examples

  • From a second-story window of a rooming house covered with red brick-patterned tarpaper comes the sound of a blues harmonica.

  • The roof will be of two thicknesses of boards, bent to a gentle oval over a stout ridge-pole, and again with tarpaper between.

  • Outside, the rain fell in great silvery sheets, so that the noise on the tarpaper roof of the barracks was almost deafening.

  • The walls will be of shiplap, covered with matched siding, with tarpaper between.