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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Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing a half-dozen of these works in progress.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
When loading donations in a pick-up truck, cover them tightly with a tarp or waterproof plastic.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
The dive team was seen removing an item from the lake, covering it with a tarp, and taking it to a tent set up nearby, according to CBS news.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Shortly after noon Friday, a dive team was observed removing an object from the water, which was wrapped in a tarp and taken into a nearby tent.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
When loading donations in a pick-up truck, cover them tightly with a tarp or waterproof plastic.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
The dive team was seen removing an item from the lake, covering it with a tarp, and taking it to a tent set up nearby, according to CBS news.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Shortly after noon Friday, a dive team was observed removing an object from the water, which was wrapped in a tarp and taken into a nearby tent.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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 16 Feb. 2026.
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