tp.
abbreviation
township.
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tp.
1 Americanabbreviation
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township.
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troop.
t.p.
2
American
TP
3
American
[tee-pee]
/ ˈtiˈpi /
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t.p.
noun
verb (used with or without object)
TP'd,
TPing
tp
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of TP
First recorded in 1940–45 TP for def. 1, and in 1960–65 TP for def. 2; T(oilet) P(aper)
Example Sentences
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S. T. space: the area between the t.p. line and s. t. line in moths.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Author of new matter: Fleming H. Revell, Jr. © on t.p. & publisher's note; 8Nov33; A67086.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Median lines: on the primaries of many moths: the first or t.a. crosses about one-third from base; the second or t.p. crosses beyond the outer third and is usually sinuate.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Author of new matter: Fleming H. Revell, Jr. © on t.p. & publisher's note; 8Nov33; A67085.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Claviform: club-like in form; specifically, in Noctuid moths an elongate spot or mark extending from the t. a. line through the submedian interspace, toward and sometimes to the t.p. line.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Colsen and Plaisance, who won a championship together as teammates on the Las Vegas Aces in 2022, share a podcast and also starred in the unscripted buddy comedy “The Syd + TP Show” together.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Instead of simply removing herself from offensive company, she leaves the guys in a messy bind by stealing every roll of TP in the joint – a truly legendary move.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
Germany’s military is currently leasing five Heron TP drones.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
"Many companies have significant and sometimes unquantified exposure to weather and climate risk," said Nicholas Ernst, managing director, weather markets, at TP ICAP.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2021
"I have the raw packet. It's plaintext: BP 0, PR 0, TP 36.2. That's as far as it got."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
In her spending review, the chancellor also announced up tp £280m per year extra for the Border Security Command, which leads on the UK's strategy to crack down on people smuggling and small boat crossings.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar rose tp 138.56 Japanese yen from 137.75 yen.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
The distributors have claimed the programmers are inadvertently helping tp chase away valuable customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Pacific Gas & Electric, bankrupt from lawsuits related tp California wildfires, just shut off power to hundreds of thousands of people to avoid sparking a catastrophic fire this season.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2019
I was not about to ask Mother tp drive me there.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Many of these sour skeptics TP’d the Rodgers-and-Hammerstein cathedral with reviews that ranged from mixed to malevolent.
From Time ● Mar. 2, 2015
What is the digital version of "TPing" someones house?
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2017
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