Meaning & use
Tarpaper
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Heavy paper coated or saturated with tar or asphalt, used as a waterproof covering in roofing and construction.
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Workers nailed sheets of tarpaper to the roof deck before laying the shingles.
The old cabin's walls were insulated with layers of tarpaper.
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A compound of 'tar' and 'paper,' commonly written as one word in building trade usage.
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roofing felt
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