tarpaper

[ tahr-pey-per ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a heavy, tar-coated paper used as a waterproofing material in building construction.

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; tar ¹ + paper

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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