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tarp

[tahrp] / tɑrp /


NOUN
drop cloth
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

He grabbed a couple of tarps, a hammer, and a handful of metal stakes.

From Literature

Lamps burn low and tarps black out the windows above ground, an effort to conceal the building from Hitler’s bombers.

From Literature

The plastic tarp was held in place by long straps that attached to the concrete patio all around it.

From Literature

I spotted hundreds of tents and tarps—on sidewalks, at building entrances, in parks, at highway underpasses.

From The Wall Street Journal