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tarps

tarps is the plural of tarp.

Meaning of tarp

Verb

tarp (third-person singular simple present tarps, present participle tarping, simple past and past participle tarped)

  1. To cover something with a tarpaulin.
    • The load may be tarped for serious white water, but tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize.2001, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting, page 136

Questions about tarps

What is tarps the plural of?
Tarps is the plural of tarp.

Words near tarps in the dictionary

  1. Tarpon Springs
  2. tarpons
  3. Tarporley
  4. tarpot
  5. tarpots
  6. tarps
  7. tarpum
  8. tarpums
  9. Tarqeq
  10. Tarquin
  11. Tarquinian

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