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tarballs

tarballs is the plural of tarball.

tarballs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tarball.

Meaning of tarball

Noun

tarball (plural tarballs)

  1. A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.
    • All of us who have been to the beaches this year have encountered tarballs that stick to our feet and mess up our rugs.1969, Hearings By United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
  2. A file that is an archive of several other files, created using the Unix tar utility.

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Questions about tarballs

What is tarballs the plural of?
Tarballs is the plural of tarball.

Words near tarballs in the dictionary

  1. tarbagan
  2. tarbagans
  3. tarball
  4. tarballed
  5. tarballing
  6. tarballs
  7. Tarban
  8. Tarbat
  9. Tarbat Ness
  10. Tarbell
  11. Tarbellize

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