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
This 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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While another golden retriever, Banks, went viral when his owner shared a fairly long list of the things that frighten him, including tarps, frogs, boxes, Halloween decorations and even feather dusters. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The tip described the freezer to be covered in a tarp and blankets. Karina Tsui, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Police received an online tip on Oct. 22 about an upright freezer covered in a tarp and blankets that contained Hill Sr.'s body, documents said. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024 Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tarp 

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tarp was in 1906

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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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