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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The tarp initially did not stay on long, perhaps 15 minutes. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 As the skies darkened, the grounds crew pulled the tarp back over the field a few minutes later as managers Rocco Baldelli and Stephen Vogt conferred. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2025 The regiment’s surviving soldiers reported hiding the banner, pennant and ribbons by wrapping them in tarps and burying them in the forest near Zielone 85 years ago. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025 She was wrapped in a green tarp and her head was covered with a white plastic bag, which a coroner testified had been used to suffocate her. Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025 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 24 May. 2025.

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