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 [ˈeɪprən]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a protective or sometimes decorative or ceremonial garment worn over the front of the body and tied around the waist
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the part of a stage extending in front of the curtain line; forestage
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a hard-surfaced area in front of or around an aircraft hangar, terminal building, etc., upon which aircraft can stand
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a continuous conveyor belt composed usually of slats linked together
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a protective plate screening the operator of a machine, artillery piece, etc.
6. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a ground covering of concrete or other material used to protect the underlying earth from water erosion
7. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a panel or board between a window and a skirting in a room
8. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a sheet of sand, gravel, etc., deposited at the front of a moraine
9. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf the part of the fairway leading onto the green
10. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Machinery the housing for the lead screw gears of a lathe
11. another name for skirt [3]
tied to someone's apron strings dependent on or dominated by someone, esp a mother or wife
vb
(tr) to protect or provide with an apron
[mistaken division (as if an apron) of earlier a napron, from Old French naperon a little cloth, from nape cloth, from Latin mappa napkin]
| 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. |
A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 protective garment - clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury |
| 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 | |
| 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" 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 usedpaved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material |
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apron [ˈeɪpr/ən] n
a. (gen, workman's) → grembiule m
tied to his mother's/wife's apron strings → attaccato alle sottane di sua madre/moglie
tied to his mother's/wife's apron strings → attaccato alle sottane di sua madre/moglie
b. (Aer) → area di stazionamento
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 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 앞치마 모양의 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 圍裙狀的東西，例如停機坪 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 parras 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(舞台幕前部分) авансцена اسٹیج کا سامنے والا حصہ thềm sân khấu 台口（戏台幕前部分）
apron → مريلة مطبخ zástěra forklæde Schürze ποδιά delantal esiliina tablier pregača grembiule エプロン 앞치마 schort forkle fartuch avental фартук förkläde ผ้ากันเปื้อน önlük tạp dề 围裙
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