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tarp

[tahrp] / tɑrp /


NOUN
drop cloth
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A private company plans to refloat the injured mammal from the sea floor by its flippers and onto a tarp attached to a tug boat, officials said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

Mr. Wink conjures a land of “trees like skyscrapers, like celestial tent pegs pounded into the earth to hold the black tarp of the sky in place.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Eventually, he surrendered to the wind, and the tarp became a half-torn sail — his flag.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

We manage to walk it out, slowly, and lower it to the tarp.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio




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