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I remember as a little girl going down to the beet fields in the Dakotas and in Nebraska and Wyoming as migrant workers when I was very, very small, like, I was, like, 5 years old, I believe. And I remember going out there, you know, traveling to these states and living in these little tarpaper shacks that they had in Wyoming.
Dolores Huerta

Meaning of "tarpaper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TARPAPER

tarpaper  [ˈtɑːˌpeɪpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TARPAPER

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tarpaper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TARPAPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tarpaper

Tar paper

Tar paper is a heavy-duty paper used in construction. Tar paper is made by impregnating paper or fiberglass mat with tar, producing a waterproof material useful for roof construction. Tar paper is distinguished from roofing felt which is impregnated with asphalt instead of tar but theses two products are used the same way and sometimes are informally used as synonyms. Tar paper has been in use for over a hundred years. Originally felt was made from recycled rags but today felts are made of recycled paper products and sawdust. The most common product is the so-called #15 felt. Before the oil crisis felt weighed about 15 pounds per square and hence the asphalt-impregnated felt was called "15#" or "15 pound felt". Modern, inorganic mats no longer weigh 0.73 kg/m2, and to reflect this fact the new felts are called "#15". In fact, #15 mats can weigh from 7.5 to 12.5 pounds/sq depending on the manufacturer and the standard to which felt is made. Thirty pound felt, of 30# felt, is now #30 felt, and actually usually weighs between 16 and 27 pounds per square. Tar paper is more accurately a Grade D building paper which is widely used in the west.

Definition of tarpaper in the English dictionary

The definition of tarpaper in the dictionary is a type of paper coated or impregnated with tar and used in construction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TARPAPER


curlpaper
ˈkɜːlˌpeɪpə
draper
ˈdreɪpə
endpaper
ˈɛndˌpeɪpə
flypaper
ˈflaɪˌpeɪpə
glasspaper
ˈɡlɑːsˌpeɪpə
gunpaper
ˈɡʌnˌpeɪpə
landscaper
ˈlændˌskeɪpə
newspaper
ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə
notepaper
ˈnəʊtˌpeɪpə
paper
ˈpeɪpə
sandpaper
ˈsændˌpeɪpə
scraper
ˈskreɪpə
shaper
ˈʃeɪpə
skyscraper
ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə
taper
ˈteɪpə
touchpaper
ˈtʌtʃˌpeɪpə
vapor
ˈveɪpə
vapour
ˈveɪpə
wallpaper
ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə
wastepaper
ˈweɪstˌpeɪpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TARPAPER

tarnation
tarnish
tarnishable
tarnished
tarnisher
Tarnopol
taro
tarot
tarot card
tarp
tarpan
tarpaulin
Tarpeia
Tarpeian Rock
tarpon
Tarquin
Tarraco
tarradiddle
tarragon
tarragon vinegar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TARPAPER

art paper
ballot paper
briefing paper
brown paper
carbonless paper
discussion paper
filter paper
graph paper
greaseproof paper
letter paper
music paper
on paper
order paper
recycled paper
term paper
the grim reaper
tissue paper
toilet paper
trade paper
white paper
wrapping paper

Synonyms and antonyms of tarpaper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tarpaper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TARPAPER

Find out the translation of tarpaper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tarpaper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tarpaper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tarpaper
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papel alquitranado
570 millions of speakers

English

tarpaper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tarpaper
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tarpaper
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tarpaper
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tarpaper
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tarpaper
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papier goudronné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarpaper
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teerpappe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タール紙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tarpaper
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tarpaper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tarpaper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tarpaper
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tarpaper
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tarpaper
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tarpaper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

papa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tarpaper
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tarpaper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tarpaper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tarpaper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tarpaper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tjærepapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tarpaper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TARPAPER»

The term «tarpaper» is normally little used and occupies the 119.150 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TARPAPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tarpaper

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QUOTES WITH «TARPAPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tarpaper.
1
Dolores Huerta
I remember as a little girl going down to the beet fields in the Dakotas and in Nebraska and Wyoming as migrant workers when I was very, very small, like, I was, like, 5 years old, I believe. And I remember going out there, you know, traveling to these states and living in these little tarpaper shacks that they had in Wyoming.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TARPAPER»

Discover the use of tarpaper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tarpaper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
... (V:D) tansymustard, northern — » northern tansymustard tansymustard, western — » western tansymustard tapegrass, American — » American tapegrass tapered rush = Juncus acuminatus (V:M) tar tarpaper = Collema tenax (L) tar tarpaper ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
2
Tarpaper Dreams
This is the true story of an imaginative and courageous young girl who was born behind, and married above, her family's furniture in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Jean B. Humburg, 2013
3
Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook, a Moveable Feast
An Anarchist Cookbook, a Moveable Feast CrimeInc Worker's Collective. Staple or tape a piece of tarpaper on a flat portable surface—cardboard and plywood both work well. Cover the tarpaper with a thin, even layer of waterproof wood glue.
CrimeInc Worker's Collective, 2005
4
Love, Infidelity and Drinking To Forget
“With a roll of tarpaper?” “Aye.” Murvyle slapped the roll against his leg and marched through the thicket like a bandy little Canadian colonel with riding crop. Daniel carried Sara's camera, though he knew there'd be nothing to shoot; Murvyle ...
Elizabeth Gundy, 2014
5
Neighbours
The roof will be of two thicknesses of boards, bent to a gentle oval over a stout ridge-pole, and again with tarpaper between. You have no idea how much the West owes to tarpaper. Wherever the new settler goes, goes tarpaper. I would almost ...
Robert J. C. Stead, 1922
6
Levittown
He tears the end free and begins to roll the tarpaper roll to the flashing on the end of the house. But the roll is not properly positioned yet, and the boy grabs the end of the roll and moves it up the roof. The roll becomes diagonal now, and it ...
LostLenny, 2013
7
The Blue Tarp Bible: Best Uses, Worst Abuses for the ...
'iimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiii iiiiiiliiiiimiii( (j Viiii iiiiiimiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim EVERYONE CAN RELATE to the feeling: After living in an underground hole or a windowless tarpaper shack in the backcountry for several years, you start to get moody- In fact , ...
Ron C. Judd, 2008
8
Thrift Store Shoes: A Memoir
ChaPter. eLeven. Tarpaper. shaCk. When. we got to the logging camp near Forest Green in Montana, I was shocked to see our new house. It was a one- room tarpaper shack with no electricity or running water. The furnishings were a rough-cut ...
Connie Lounsbury, 2011
9
Small Craft Advisory: A Book about the Building of a Boat
I asked one of the workmen whether there were any tarpaper scraps around, and was told to look over next to the toolshed. We did, and soon returned home with several armfuls. The question now was how to apply the tarpaper. By that time ...
Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr., Louis D. Rubin, Jr., 1993
10
A Guy from Brooklyn
Tarpaper. Not some rare item, composed of substances found only in the most remote corners of our planet. Not so expensive that only the rich could afford it. Tarpaper. One was not compelled to perform heroic feats to locate it; one did not  ...
Don LoCicero, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TARPAPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tarpaper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lahti + Tarpaper = kiertotalouden innovaation asialla
Tarpaper Recycling Finland Oy liittyi Lahden kiertotalouden innovaatiorintamaan. Yritys valmistaa käytetystä bitumikattohuovasta asfalttimassan sideainetta. «Talouselämä, Jun 15»
2
RODNEY CROWELL – Tarpaper Sky: el country rock de un elegante …
Dejando a un lado etiquetas y casilleros, mientras escuchaba Tarpaper Sky, poco a poco, he ido abriendo los brazos a un mundo de firme voz envejecida, con ... «Rock The Best Music, Jul 14»
3
Toxic tarpaper
#Special interests lined up for sponsorship rights to this month's unveiling of the packed new water park around the county administration building downtown. «San Diego Reader, May 14»
4
Poetry and Passion: An Interview with Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a country legend in every sense of the word. He speaks with us about Tarpaper Road and the legends that inspired and influenced this ... «PopMatters, May 14»
5
Rodney Crowell Lights Up 'Tarpaper Sky'
Crowell's newest CD, Tarpaper Sky, came out last month. Not only is it his first solo album since the Grammy-nominated Sex and Gasoline (2008), but Crowell ... «AARP News, May 14»
6
Concert preview: Rodney Crowell reteams with old friends for …
For his most recent effort, Tarpaper Sky, the country singer/songwriter reteamed with the same core of musicians who backed him on his 1988 classic, Diamonds ... «Columbus Alive, May 14»
7
Rodney Crowell, still doing it his way with new CD 'Tarpaper Sky …
Rodney Crowell is continuing the run of interesting, unique and well-crafted music that began with 2001's "The Houston Kid.'' His latest, "Tarpaper Sky,'' features ... «The Plain Dealer, May 14»
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Rodney Crowell to perform in Rocky Mount
By the time he released “Tarpaper Sky,” he had published a memoir, “Chinaberry Sidewalks”; had released the album “Kin,” a collaboration with poet Mary Karr; ... «Roanoke Times, Apr 14»
9
Rodney Crowell in fine form
Rodney Crowell, “Tarpaper Sky” (New West). At 63, Rodney Crowell's ready to cross over. On “Frankie Please,” a highlight on his new album, the Nashville ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Apr 14»
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Rodney Crowell Drew From Older Songs for 'Tarpaper Sky'
Rodney Crowell's latest album, 'Tarpaper Sky,' is the first collection of solo ... in the process of recording 'Tarpaper Sky,' he realized he already had songs for his ... «The Boot, Apr 14»

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