weather cloth

noun

A long piece of canvas or tarpaulin used to protect the hammocks from weather damage when stowed in the nettings.

Meanings

nounweather cloth (plural weather cloths)

plural weather cloths

  1. nauticalA long piece of canvas or tarpaulin used to protect the hammocks from weather damage when stowed in the nettings.
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APA

weather cloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20cloth

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Chicago

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