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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Crime scene photos obtained by the outlet allegedly show blood splattered on a window and a blue tarp covering a body inside the apartment complex.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
They should be cleaned and stored in a garage, shed, basement, or even under your deck if they’re protected with a tarp.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Along the perimeter were our tents, in a haphazard row, each one covered with blue tarp to keep out the fierce rain that sometimes seemed not to fall so much as blast horizontally across the face of the earth.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The awning is made from a circular test tarp, while the signage reused lettering and wayfinders from Freitag’s factory in Oerlikon.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
They should be cleaned and stored in a garage, shed, basement, or even under your deck if they’re protected with a tarp.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Along the perimeter were our tents, in a haphazard row, each one covered with blue tarp to keep out the fierce rain that sometimes seemed not to fall so much as blast horizontally across the face of the earth.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The awning is made from a circular test tarp, while the signage reused lettering and wayfinders from Freitag’s factory in Oerlikon.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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