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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One startling reality of Haiti’s displacement camps today is that rather than tarps, most people are forced to sleep on a sheet, or worse, on dirt.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the Tribune, investigators believe the brutal murder took place in Thomas’ Baton Rouge apartment, as witnesses reportedly saw the influencer struggling to move a blue tarp—later confirmed to be holding Abraham’s lifeless body.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Here in the Barren Isles, Kassim has set up a plastic tarp tent to create a temporary home for his wife and young son on this tiny sandbar surrounded by turquoise waters known as Manandra Island.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
According to the Tribune, investigators believe the brutal murder took place in Thomas’ Baton Rouge apartment, as witnesses reportedly saw the influencer struggling to move a blue tarp—later confirmed to be holding Abraham’s lifeless body.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Here in the Barren Isles, Kassim has set up a plastic tarp tent to create a temporary home for his wife and young son on this tiny sandbar surrounded by turquoise waters known as Manandra Island.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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