tarpaulin

Many face poor living conditions in Bangladesh, living in makeshift homes of tarpaulin and bamboo on steep hillsides.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Outside the Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, the iconic Levi's logo has been covered up with a white tarpaulin.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Technicians from the charity set up a mobile camp under a tarpaulin, offering shade from the blazing sun, while providing eye examinations, vision tests, and the selection and fitting of glasses.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

A tarpaulin covered the court to make sure people couldn’t observe his lengthy matches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

She lay flat on the tarpaulin for several minutes, quiet and still, before reaching over and falling into the lifeboat proper.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Across the nation families and friends rolled out blankets and tarpaulins at parks, temples and even cemeteries over the weekend to eat and drink under cherry trees for traditional "hanami" or flower viewing gatherings.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

The burnt-out shell of the bus was screened off behind white tarpaulins set up across the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

At another settlement, the U.N. refugee agency has run out of blankets, tarpaulins and sleeping mats, forcing refugees to sleep in the open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

Five thousand families were living under rudimentary tarpaulins in the camp we visited, surrounded by mud and with minimal sanitation.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

When they got to the valley that leads to the cave, they cleared away some underbrush and put up blue tarpaulins.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston