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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The tip described the freezer to be covered in a tarp and blankets.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Police received an online tip on Oct. 22 about an upright freezer covered in a tarp and blankets that contained Hill Sr.'s body, documents said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
So something shaded like on a covered patio or under a tarp draped over garden hoops.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Karina Tsui, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Police received an online tip on Oct. 22 about an upright freezer covered in a tarp and blankets that contained Hill Sr.'s body, documents said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
So something shaded like on a covered patio or under a tarp draped over garden hoops.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
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 20 Nov. 2024.
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