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- noun Plural form of
tarball .
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Examples
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I've created a subdirectory in there called tarballs, which holds the MySQL tarball that we downloaded above which MySQL Sandbox will extract for setup.
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Small "tarballs" had appeared before, Mayor Jeff Collier said, but these were different: they were sticky "tar patties," as big as a flattened palm.
Oil Spill Tar Patties Wash Ashore In Alabama, As Angry Governor Blasts Coast Guard Decisions 2010
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I'm a long time Windows user and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to install these "tarballs".
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I'm a long time Windows user and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to install these "tarballs".
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Island and 'tarballs' on Long Beach, "said Petty Officer Erik Swanson.
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Island and 'tarballs' on Long Beach, "said Petty Officer Erik Swanson.
The Times of India 2010
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The study, released on Tuesday by the school's engineering department, showed that tarballs churned to the surface by Tropical Storm Lee and deposited along Alabama beaches this month had "essentially identical" chemical composition as samples taken from mats after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Oil mats after BP spill pose long-term ecosystem threat: study The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The study, released on Tuesday by the school's engineering department, showed that tarballs churned to the surface by Tropical Storm Lee and deposited along Alabama beaches this month had "essentially identical" chemical composition as samples taken from mats after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Oil mats after BP spill pose long-term ecosystem threat: study The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Thomas said when asked by a woman at the demonstration why tarballs on Mississippi's West Ship Island hadn't been removed, I explained that BP was in the process of cleaning that area when we were ordered out by the Park Service because the nesting season was getting under way.
Susan Buchanan: Gulf Activists Stage Protest as BP's Cleanup Slows Susan Buchanan 2011
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In a recent walk on the beach he saw tarballs, which he suspects were linked to the BP spill.
Susan Buchanan: Views Collide At Meeting On Louisiana's Coastal Plan Susan Buchanan 2012
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