apron (redirected from aprons)

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.

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)

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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.

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