plural tarps
: a piece of material (such as durable plastic or waterproofed canvas) used especially for protecting exposed objects or areas : tarpaulin
The crewmen competed for a place to stand beneath the small tarp that covered part of the narrow deck.—
Matt Potts
Matt PottsThis house, half of it's all burned up. They live there, the burned part's covered with a tarp, with their dogs, and they must have at least ten.—Katya Reno
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Boone visited the mound with a trainer to check on Gómez, and moments later, the grounds crew put a tarp on the infield.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Inside the tent, as the wind rippled the tarp, businesspeople, higher education leaders and dignitaries gathered to commemorate the ceremonial groundbreaking of the latest addition to the landscape — the University of Texas at Arlington’s west campus.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Homes had tarps on the roofs, trees leaned precariously on houses and some roads were still blocked.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The two agents drag the body into the cabin, dump it on the kitchen table, and peel back the tarp in front of Shayna.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Inside the tent, as the wind rippled the tarp, businesspeople, higher education leaders and dignitaries gathered to commemorate the ceremonial groundbreaking of the latest addition to the landscape — the University of Texas at Arlington’s west campus.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Homes had tarps on the roofs, trees leaned precariously on houses and some roads were still blocked.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The two agents drag the body into the cabin, dump it on the kitchen table, and peel back the tarp in front of Shayna.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tarp
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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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