Meaning of तिरपाल in English
- A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
- A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
- Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
- Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
- A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the note of a lark or a horn.
Meaning of तिरपाल in English
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