tarp
noun
ˈtärp 
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
Katya Reno
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On Aug, 5, police were dispatched to the Valley York Apartments regarding the theft of a tarp and blanket from the York Road parking lot. John Benson, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 Instead, Polevich went home, parked the car — a white, 1992 Volvo station wagon — in his garage and covered it with a tarp, prosecutors said. CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022 That will have to be piled onto the ground and covered with a tarp to protect it from thousands of crows and pigeons that hover nearby like black clouds, as well from as the autumn rains, which can create rot, Mr. Levko added. New York Times, 28 July 2022 By the time Patricia Wright and her entourage arrived at the guard station on the edge of the forest, about 50 local people had gathered in the shade of a blue plastic tarp in the scorching noonday sun. Dyan Machan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Cover any nearby plants or landscaping with a tarp for protection. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2022 Ukrainian military personnel, police and volunteers collected the dead, covering their bodies in pieces of a green tarp as the injured were shuttled to hospitals. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 Thru-hikers should carry some sort of tarp or tent. Karen Berger, Outside Online, 28 June 2021 Local 10 News’ cameras captured a body on the ground covered by a yellow tarp as crime scene investigators worked the area. Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022 See More
John Benson, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 Instead, Polevich went home, parked the car — a white, 1992 Volvo station wagon — in his garage and covered it with a tarp, prosecutors said. CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022 That will have to be piled onto the ground and covered with a tarp to protect it from thousands of crows and pigeons that hover nearby like black clouds, as well from as the autumn rains, which can create rot, Mr. Levko added. New York Times, 28 July 2022 By the time Patricia Wright and her entourage arrived at the guard station on the edge of the forest, about 50 local people had gathered in the shade of a blue plastic tarp in the scorching noonday sun. Dyan Machan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Cover any nearby plants or landscaping with a tarp for protection. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2022 Ukrainian military personnel, police and volunteers collected the dead, covering their bodies in pieces of a green tarp as the injured were shuttled to hospitals. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 Thru-hikers should carry some sort of tarp or tent. Karen Berger, Outside Online, 28 June 2021 Local 10 News’ cameras captured a body on the ground covered by a yellow tarp as crime scene investigators worked the area. Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
tarp
noun
ˈtärp
: tarpaulin