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单词 tarp
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tarpn.

Brit. /tɑːp/, U.S. /tɑrp/
Etymology: Shortened < tarpaulin n.
Originally U.S.
= tarpaulin n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > cloth or textile > tarpaulin
tarpaulin1607
wadmiltilt1828
paulin1859
tar-cloth1899
tarp1906
1906 Out West Apr. 319 The men had unrolled their ‘tarps’ and spread their beds for the night on the ground in front of the little shack.
1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights i. ii. 18 Except for the very edges..our blankets and ‘so-guns’, protected by the canvas ‘tarp’, were reasonably dry.
1912 R. A. Wason Friar Tuck vii. 61 I unrolled my tarp close to the fire and crawled into it.
1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 49 Tarp, a tarpaulin.
1941 Times (Weekly ed.) 15 Oct. 7/3 The gunner had taken the tarp off the seven-pounder forward and was adjusting the sights and oiling the gun.
1964 F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa (1967) ii. 33 Saddles, blankets, pack cushions, sweat cloths, tarps, ropes.
1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face 249 Coated nylon tarps..Plastic tarps.
1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 4 Dec. (Midwestern ed.) b32/1 Caked with ice from the violent waves, the tarps were almost unmanageable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tarpv.

Brit. /tɑːp/, U.S. /tɑrp/, Australian English /tʌːp/
Etymology: < tarp n.
U.S. and Australian slang.
transitive. To cover with a tarpaulin.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with cloth or textile > specific
mat1549
down1602
blanket1608
rug1818
quilt1840
towel1865
felt1883
tarpaulin1891
velvet1959
tarp1979
1979 Truck & Bus Transportation July 109/1 ‘But you don't tarp ploughs!’.. ‘The load has to be tarped against theft, Simmo.’
1983 Truckin' Life Dec. 19/1 He roped and tarped the load but he had a ‘bad feeling about the load’ and he considered he should take it easy on the trip.
1984 Engin. News-Record 3 May 24/3 Workers tarped the exposed area so work could proceed inside.
1988 Los Angeles Times 26 Jan. ii. 6/5 Rock and dirt haulers who don't have the foresight or understanding to realize that tarping loads will not bankrupt them.

Derivatives

tarped adj.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > with or as with specific cloth or textile > covered with a tarpaulin
tarped1983
1983 Truck & Bus Transportation Dec. 57/2 The bracket arms..need to be longer for adequate vision down the side of a 2.5 metre..wide tray, particularly when it's tarped.
1988 Queensland Transport News 25 Feb. 15/3 Most loads will be around 30 tonnes when loaded to full height, gated and tarped.
ˈtarping n.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > cloth or textile > tarpaulin > covering with
tarping1983
1983 Truckin' Life July 10/1 A certain amount of knowledge is required in the case of breakdown, accident, log books, tarping, tying down and unusual loads.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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