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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As rain peppered the tarp covering Yankee Stadium’s infield, Yesavage strolled around the Blue Jays clubhouse below.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Pimlico is fenced off with black tarp.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami reported a body on the ground covered with a tarp.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Next to a rental cabin in north Georgia, Pletcher and his friends laid a tarp and played their first game with almost no preparation.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Pimlico is fenced off with black tarp.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami reported a body on the ground covered with a tarp.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Next to a rental cabin in north Georgia, Pletcher and his friends laid a tarp and played their first game with almost no preparation.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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