tar paper

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   a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing

   Synonymsroofing paper

   Broaderpaperroofing material

Questions about tar paper

What does tar paper mean?

tar paper means "a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing".

What is another word for tar paper?

Close synonyms include roofing paper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tar paper a common word?

tar paper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.