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.] |
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