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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Seeds are sprinkled onto a two-inch-deep layer of sand laid out on a plastic tarp, which forces the sod’s root system to grow sideways instead of down.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Shortly after, a tow truck arrived and took away a silver vehicle with a tarp taped over the driver and passenger windows.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
An error on a grounder to deep first by Keller leadoff hitter Brock Burkett turned into two bases after getting stuck under the tarp down the line.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Tyler Davis recorded two outs for his first career save after third baseman Miguel Vargas made a diving catch of Riley Greene's foul popup over the tarp for the first out in the ninth.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Shortly after, a tow truck arrived and took away a silver vehicle with a tarp taped over the driver and passenger windows.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
An error on a grounder to deep first by Keller leadoff hitter Brock Burkett turned into two bases after getting stuck under the tarp down the line.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Tyler Davis recorded two outs for his first career save after third baseman Miguel Vargas made a diving catch of Riley Greene's foul popup over the tarp for the first out in the ninth.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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