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Meanings of blue tarpaulin in English

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Usage of blue tarpaulin in English
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Protesters up a water cooling tower at West Burton power station, blue tarpaulin highlighted.
The Guardian
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A floodlight from a police vehicle lit the scene and a blue tarpaulin was visible.
Radio NZ
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Two beams support a low roof made from a blue tarpaulin and corrugated iron sheets.
The Guardian
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Concealed by a blue tarpaulin tent, the Rohingya were split into groups of men and women.
Reuters
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Inside, police found more than a tonne of explosives under a blue tarpaulin and connected to a remote-control detonator.
The Irish Times
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In Dujiangyan, a city midway between Chengdu and the epicentre, mangled bodies could be seen lying on the streets covered in blue tarpaulin.
Reuters
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Later, the heir to the throne visited Barbuda itself, flying over houses where the roofs had been torn off and replaced by blue tarpaulin.
BBC
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When found, the dead are wrapped in blue tarpaulins and laid on military stretchers.
The Guardian
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Laura's winds damaged tens of thousands of homes, leaving roofs across the region dotted with blue tarpaulins.
Reuters
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The boats leaving South America travel only by night, remaining motionless by day, covered in blue tarpaulins to avoid detection from the air.
The Guardian
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Crowds of media and a handful of pro-whaling demonstrators were awaiting his arrival on the pier, which was blocked from view by blue tarpaulins.
Reuters
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