a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing

a kitchen apron.

Anglican Church . a similar garment extending to the knees, worn by bishops, deans, and archdeans.

a metal plate or cover, usually vertical, for a machine, mechanism, artillery piece, etc., for protecting those who operate it.

a continuous conveyor belt for bulk materials, consisting of a chain of steel plates.

(in a lathe) a part of the carriage holding the clutches and gears moving the toolholder.

a paved or hard-packed area abutting an airfield's buildings and hangars, where planes are parked, loaded, or the like.

a broad paved area used for parking cars, as at the end of a driveway.

Civil Engineering .

any device for protecting a surface of earth, as a riverbank, from the action of moving water.

a platform to receive the water falling over a dam.

the part of a stage floor in front of the curtain line.

Furniture . skirt ( def. 6 ) .

the outer border of a green of a golf course.

the part of the floor of a boxing ring that extends outside the ropes.

Also called skirt. a flat, broad piece of interior window trim immediately beneath the sill.

a strip of metal set into masonry and bent down to cover the upper edge of flashing; counterflashing.

the open part of a pier for loading and unloading vessels.

Nautical . (in a wooden vessel) a piece reinforcing the stem on the after side and leading down to the deadwood.

Geology . a deposit of gravel and sand at the base of a mountain or extending from the edges of a glacier.

the frill of long hairs on the throat and chest of certain long-haired dogs, as the collie.

a structure erected around another structure, as for reinforcement or decoration

a high fence surrounded by a wire apron buried in the ground.

to put an apron on; furnish with an apron.

to surround in the manner of an apron

The inner city is aproned by low-cost housing.

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airstrip , boot , cover , pinafore , protection , shield , smock , tier