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tarp

[tahrp] / tɑrp /


NOUN
drop cloth
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As a blue tarp was pulled off it, audience members could hear a snapping noise as the bronze figure it was shrouding suddenly appeared to drop in height.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A memorial that has sprung up in front of the bar, loaded with flowers, candles and messages of grief and support, was covered in an igloo-like tarp Thursday to protect it from the heavy snowfall.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Uphill from the swollen Wenatchee River, 62-year-old Lisa Hart sat in her recently deceased parents’ kitchen, watching friends drape a tarp over the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Every few seconds, he curled up inside, then climbed back out to wrestle with the flapping tarp.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Anya skidded to a stop and gaped upward, watching the tarp swing.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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