roofing vs tarpaulin

roofing

noun
  • Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles. 

  • The process of constructing a roof or roofs. 

  • A way of travel which consists in clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers. 

tarpaulin

noun
  • A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket. 

  • A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. 

verb
  • To cover with a tarpaulin. 

How often have the words roofing and tarpaulin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )