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2. Tarpaulin - Wikipedia

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   An improvised tent using polytarp as a fly Abandoned homeless shelter using plastic tarp. A tarpaulin (/ t ɑːr ˈ p ɔː l ɪ n / tar-PAW-lin, [1] also US: / ˈ t ɑːr p ə l ɪ n / [2]) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene.

3. Visqueen - Wikipedia

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   It is commonly used as a temporary tarpaulin, as a drop cloth when painting, to cover concrete as it sets, to line decorative ponds, and to cover the ground before applying stone or wood chips to prevent weed growth. Large (100 × 20 ft) sheets of Visqueen are used during floods to protect levees from wave wash erosion.

4. Plastic mulch - Wikipedia

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   The basic concept of the plastic bed shaper is a shaping box which creates the bed, that is then covered by plastic via a roller and two coulters that cover the edges of the plastic film to hold the plastic the soil's surface. These plastic layers also place the drip irrigation line under the plastic while the machine lays the plastic.

5. Calender - Wikipedia

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   A special finish such as a linen finish would be achieved by placing a piece of linen between the plate and the sheet of paper, or else an embossed steel roll might be used. After calendering, the web has a moisture content of about 6% (depending on the finish). It is wound onto a roll called a tambour, and stored for final cutting and shipping.

6. Plastic film - Wikipedia

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   Film strip (photographic film) 6 mil polyethylene plastic sheet as vapor barrier in construction Confectionery packaging made of PLA-blend bio-flex bioplastic Shrink-wrapped OH-58 Kiowa helicopters to be shipped. Plastic film is a thin continuous polymeric material. Thicker plastic material is often called a "sheet".

7. Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in ...

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   The Summary. Obesity dipped slightly in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, a study found. The researchers suggested that might be due, in part, to the rise of weight ...