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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Cleanup workers will use water to suppress any dust, said Col. Eric Swenson, and will wrap ash in plastic bags and transport them in trucks with plastic liners and tarps.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Park your vehicle in a covered area or garage, or cover it with a tarp or blanket to protect it from ice and falling branches.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Here's a quick look at some of the new rules for 2025:
Banned: Tents, tarps, sofas, scaffolding, charcoal barbecue pits, portable toilets of any kind, ladders that have been strapped together.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Park your vehicle in a covered area or garage, or cover it with a tarp or blanket to protect it from ice and falling branches.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Here's a quick look at some of the new rules for 2025:
Banned: Tents, tarps, sofas, scaffolding, charcoal barbecue pits, portable toilets of any kind, ladders that have been strapped together.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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