apron

a·pron  (prn)

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.

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[Middle English, from an apron, alteration of a napron, from Old French naperon, diminutive of nape, tablecloth, from Latin mappa, napkin; see map.]

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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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apron  (prn)

An area covered by a blanketlike deposit of glacial, eolian, marine, or alluvial sediments, especially an area at the foot of a mountain or in front of a glacier.

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A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apron - a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing apron 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 protective garment - clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury
	2.	apron - (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green golf, 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) forestage, proscenium 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" theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
	4.	apron - a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material

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apron

noun pinny, overall, pinafore (informal)

Translations

apron [ˈeɪprən] n → delantal m;

(AVIAT) → pista

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apron [ˈeɪprən] n → tablier m;

(Aviat) → aire f de stationnement

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apron [ˈeɪprən] n → Schürze f;

(Aviat) → Vorfeld nt

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apron [ˈeɪprən] n → grembiule m;

(AVIAT) → area di stazionamento

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apron

n apron [ˈeiprən]

1 a piece of cloth, plastic etc worn over the front of the clothes for protection against dirt etc She tied on her apron before preparing the dinner. voorskoot مِئْزَر ، مَريول، مَرْيَله престилка zástěra forklæde die Schürze ποδιά delantal, mandil põll پیشبند esiliina tablier סִינַר एप्रन pregača kötény celemek svunta grembiule エプロン 앞치마, 에이프런 prijuostė priekšauts apron schort forkle fartuch avental şorţ передник zástera predpasnik kecelja förkläde ผ้ากันเปื้อน önlük 圍裙 фартух جسم کے سامنے باندھنے والا کپڑا tấm tạp dề 围裙

2 something like an apron in shape, eg a hard surface for aircraft on an airfield. aansitblad مُدَرَّج طَيَران плац rampa forplads das Vorfeld (der Flughalle) χώρος στάθμευσης αεροσκαφών zona de estacionamiento, plataforma kate هر چیز پیشبند مانند asemataso aire de manoeuvre מִשְטַח לְמְטוֹסִים एप्रन के आकार की कोई चीज stajanka forgalmi előtér pinggiran lapangan terbang hlað, flugvélastæði area di stazionamento エプロン (비행기 격납고 앞의) 포장된 광장 lėktuvo stovėjimo aikštelė betonēts laukums (lidostā) lapis lindung platform oppstillingsplass fartuch pavimento arie de manevră площадка перед ангаром prevádzková plocha (na letisku) manevrski prostor spremište za avione platta สิ่งที่มีรูปร่างคล้ายผ้ากันเปื้อน เช่น ลานจอดเครื่องบิน apron, yükleme/boşaltma alanı 圍裙樣的東西 настил перед ангаром طیاروں کا چوک thềm để máy bay 围裙样的东西

3 (also ˈapron-stage) the part of the stage in a theatre which is in front of the curtain. skort جُزْء مِن خَشَبَة المَسْرَح أمام السِّتارَه авансцена rampa forscene die Vorbühne προσκήνιο proscenio eeslava پیش صحنه etunäyttämö avant-scène קִדְמַת הַבָּמָה पर्दे के सामने रंगमंच का हिस्सा pozornica ispružena u gledalište proszcénium panggung forsvið proscenio 張り出し舞台 앞무대 avanscena avanscēna bahagian hadapan pentas voortoneel forscene proscenium boca de cena avan­scenă авансцена rampa sprednji del odra, proscenij deo pozornice ispred zavese plattformsscen, พื้นที่หน้าม่านบนเวที sahnenin ön tarafı 台口(戲台幕前部分) авансцена اسٹیج کا سامنے والا حصہ thềm sân khấu 台口（戏台幕前部分）