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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Cover your kitchen with tarps or sheets to protect it from any falling debris or dripping cleaning solution.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
Men cut tarp to cover the broken windows, and the Red Cross poured tea and plated sugar cookies for residents.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
We were all huddled together under our beautiful tarp, but freezing in the rain.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Cars sat parked on pit road, covered in team tarps, as the storm moved through.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
Men cut tarp to cover the broken windows, and the Red Cross poured tea and plated sugar cookies for residents.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
We were all huddled together under our beautiful tarp, but freezing in the rain.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Cars sat parked on pit road, covered in team tarps, as the storm moved through.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 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 13 Apr. 2025.
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