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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In late July 2023, Fritsch was seen on surveillance footage buying zip ties, trash bags, tarps and drain cleaner, among other cleaning supplies at a Home Depot, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
At a gas station that same morning, surveillance footage captured Brad's truck, which was missing the white trash bags, but the blue tarp, firewood rack and trash can were still present.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Without exposing your hands to the cold, tie up each end to a tree to set up a ridgeline for a tent or tarp.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Game wardens are investigating after an apex predator was found wrapped in a tarp along a Montana roadway — without a head or tail, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
At a gas station that same morning, surveillance footage captured Brad's truck, which was missing the white trash bags, but the blue tarp, firewood rack and trash can were still present.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Without exposing your hands to the cold, tie up each end to a tree to set up a ridgeline for a tent or tarp.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Game wardens are investigating after an apex predator was found wrapped in a tarp along a Montana roadway — without a head or tail, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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