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a·pron
(ā′prən)n.
1. A garment, usually fastened in the back, worn over all or part of the front of the body to protect clothing.
2. Something that resembles this garment in appearance or function, especially:
a. A protective shield for a machine.
b. The paved strip in front of and around airport hangars and terminal buildings.
c. The part of a stage in a theater extending in front of the curtain.
d. A platform, as of planking, at the entrance to a dock.
e. An upper rail or carved panel extending between the legs of a piece of furniture, as beneath a tabletop or chair seat.
f. A piece of horizontal trim mounted beneath an interior windowsill.
g. A covering or structure along a shoreline for protection against erosion or a platform serving a similar purpose below a dam or in a sluiceway.
h. An area covered by sand and gravel deposited at the front of a glacial moraine.
i. A continuous conveyor belt.
j. A border of slightly longer grass that surrounds a green on a golf course.
k. 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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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. (Theatre) the part of a stage extending in front of the curtain line; forestage
3. (Aeronautics) a hard-surfaced area in front of or around an aircraft hangar, terminal building, etc, upon which aircraft can stand
4. (Mechanical Engineering) a continuous conveyor belt composed usually of slats linked together
5. (Mechanical Engineering) a protective plate screening the operator of a machine, artillery piece, etc
6. (Civil Engineering) a ground covering of concrete or other material used to protect the underlying earth from water erosion
7. (Building) a panel or board between a window and a skirting in a room
8. (Geological Science) geology a sheet of sand, gravel, etc, deposited at the front of a moraine
9. (Golf) golf the part of the fairway leading onto the green
10. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery the housing for the lead screw gears of a lathe
11. another name for skirt3
12. 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
[C16: mistaken division (as if an apron) of earlier a napron, from Old French naperon a little cloth, from nape cloth, from Latin mappa napkin]
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a•pron
(ˈeɪ prən)n.
1. a garment covering part of the front of the body and usu. tied at the back of the waist, worn to protect the clothing.
2. a metal plate or cover, as on a machine, for protecting the operator.
3. a paved area near an airfield's buildings and hangars where planes are parked.
4.
a. any device for protecting a surface of earth from the action of moving water.
b. a platform to receive the water falling over a dam.
5. the part of a stage floor in front of the curtain line.
7. the outer border of a green of a golf course.
8. the part of the floor of a boxing ring that extends outside the ropes.
9. the open part of a pier for loading and unloading vessels.
10. the frill of long hairs on the throat and chest of certain long-haired dogs, as the collie.
[1275–1325; Middle English napron (by later misdividing a napron as an apron) < Middle French naperon=nape tablecloth (< Latin mappa napkin; compare map) + -eron n. suffix]
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apron
A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
apron
Past participle: aproned
Gerund: aproning
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
apron
An extension of stage in front of the proscenium arch.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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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 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
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Translations
مِئْزَر ، مَريول، مَرْيَلهمُدَرَّج طَيَرانمَرْيَلَة
zástěrarampa
forklædeforpladsforscene
esiliina
pregača
forgalmi elõtérkötényproszcénium
svuntaforsviîhlaî, flugvélastæîi
エプロン
앞치마
subligaculum
avanscenalėktuvo stovėjimo aikštelėprijuostė
avanscēnabetonēts laukumspriekšauts
sort
prevádzková plochazástera
predpasnik
förkläde
ผ้ากันเปื้อน
önlüksahnenin ön tarafıyükleme/boşaltma alanıapron
tạp dề
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
apron
apron
:apron strings
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
apron
[ˈeɪpr/ən] na. (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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
apron
(ˈeiprən) noun1. 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.
2. something like an apron in shape, eg a hard surface for aircraft on an airfield.
3. (also ˈapron-stage) the part of the stage in a theatre which is in front of the curtain.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
apron
→ مَرْيَلَة 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
apron
n. delantal;
lead ___ → delantal de plomo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
apron
n delantal m; lead — delantal de plomoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.