a·pron ( pr n)n.1. a. A garment, usually fastened in the back, worn over all or part of the front of the body to protect clothing. b. Something, such as a protective shield for a machine, that resembles this garment in appearance or function. 2. The paved strip in front of and around airport hangars and terminal buildings. 3. The part of a stage in a theater extending in front of the curtain. 4. A platform, as of planking, at the entrance to a dock. 5. a. A covering or structure along a shoreline for protection against erosion. b. A platform serving a similar purpose below a dam or in a sluiceway. 6. A continuous conveyor belt. 7. An area covered by sand and gravel deposited at the front of a glacial moraine. 8. A border of slightly longer grass that surrounds a green on a golf course. 9. The part of a boxing ring floor that extends beyond the ropes. tr.v. a·proned, a·pron·ing, a·prons To cover, protect, or provide with an apron.
[Middle English, from an apron, alteration of a napron, from Old French naperon, diminutive of nape, tablecloth, from Latin mappa, napkin; see map.] |
apron Noun
1. a garment worn over the front of the body to protect one's clothes
2. a hard-surfaced area at an airport or hangar for manoeuvring and loading aircraft
3. the part of a stage extending in front of the curtain
4. tied to someone's apron strings dependent on or dominated by someone [Old French naperon little cloth]
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| Noun | 1. | apron - a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothingapron string - (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist bib - top part of an apron; covering the chest |
| 2. | apron - (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the greengolf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes fairway - the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" |
| 3. | apron - the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)footlights - theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors prompt box, prompter's box - a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" |
| 4. | apron - a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being usedpaved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material |
apron
A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.
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