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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When the Ramona Junior Fair opens Friday, everything will be set up — from the tarps to the animal pens and the show arena.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Musician Dennis Henriquez woke up in a doorway in East Hollywood last month, hidden behind cardboard and sheltered by a tarp.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The image, taken on July 1, shows the lawn covered with a blue tarp.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
That list includes batteries, generators and tarps, more expensive items that cost you more in sales tax.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Musician Dennis Henriquez woke up in a doorway in East Hollywood last month, hidden behind cardboard and sheltered by a tarp.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The image, taken on July 1, shows the lawn covered with a blue tarp.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
That list includes batteries, generators and tarps, more expensive items that cost you more in sales tax.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 June 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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