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tarp

[tahrp] / tɑrp /


NOUN
drop cloth
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A statue of Chavez erected on the Fresno State University campus was covered Wednesday by a black tarp and plastic, Bakersfield Now reported.

From Los Angeles Times

I rigged a snow shelter and made a lean-to with a tarp and dug snow caves for the dogs and we holed up to wait until the worst of the cold had passed.

From Literature

A mountain of chairs set against the backdrop of a tarp curtain is the starting point for a production that recaps Shakespeare’s War of the Roses saga.

From Los Angeles Times

Concerns about the organization first emerged in January 2023 when a community member reported that its chief executive, Tara Stamos, was storing Narcan under a tarp in 100-degree weather, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

Crews in white hazmat suits laid out tarps and sorted through potentially hazardous materials.

From Los Angeles Times