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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Members of the Youth Violence Strike Force located a person matching that description and saw a blue tarp covering a black moped in that area, BPD said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
As the announcer began the countdown, the silhouette of the upright could bat could be seen under the tarp.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
This $20 10-by-10-foot camping tarp even comes with ropes and stakes.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Some options included selling their trailers, their four-wheeler, a pressure washer, a waterproof tarp and a wood splitter, among other things.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
As the announcer began the countdown, the silhouette of the upright could bat could be seen under the tarp.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
This $20 10-by-10-foot camping tarp even comes with ropes and stakes.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Some options included selling their trailers, their four-wheeler, a pressure washer, a waterproof tarp and a wood splitter, among other things.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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