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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Members of the 4-H Club, FFA and Grange have been arriving at the Ramona Junior Fairgrounds in the evening this week to install two dozen shade tarps.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
The Fenway grounds crew laid the tarp over the diamond just before 10 p.m. Rain began to pelt the emerald cathedral at 10:15.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
The city sanitation crew grabbed the tarp and the cardboard, tossing them into a trash truck.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
On June 8, the five-year festival veteran, equipped with extra tarps, embarked on the long but exciting journey to Manchester with his girlfriend, Jessica Burgess.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
The Fenway grounds crew laid the tarp over the diamond just before 10 p.m. Rain began to pelt the emerald cathedral at 10:15.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
The city sanitation crew grabbed the tarp and the cardboard, tossing them into a trash truck.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
On June 8, the five-year festival veteran, equipped with extra tarps, embarked on the long but exciting journey to Manchester with his girlfriend, Jessica Burgess.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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