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
Katya RenoExamples of tarp in a Sentence
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is on and with more than 100 staff prepared with 500,000 ready meals, 800,000 liters of water, 20,000 tarps, 2,500 rolls of plastic, and generators.
—NBC News, 9 July 2024
Photos show the huge bear lying on a tarp and several people helping uniformed wildlife officers lift it.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2024
Today, like most mornings, the 70-year-old has laid out a thin plastic tarp here and settled in, greeting familiar passersby and waving to strangers, hoping to spark a conversation.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
Fans watched the Knicks play the Indiana Pacers in their second-round series on the big screen while the tarp remained on the field.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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NBC News, 9 July 2024
Photos show the huge bear lying on a tarp and several people helping uniformed wildlife officers lift it.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2024
Today, like most mornings, the 70-year-old has laid out a thin plastic tarp here and settled in, greeting familiar passersby and waving to strangers, hoping to spark a conversation.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
Fans watched the Knicks play the Indiana Pacers in their second-round series on the big screen while the tarp remained on the field.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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