apronnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeɪ.prən/us/ˈeɪ.prən/apron noun [ C ] (CLOTHING)
a piece of clothing that you wear over the front of other clothes to keep the clothes clean while you are doing something dirty, such as cooking or cleaning
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Protective clothing
- boiler suit
- chaps
- coveralls
- crash helmet
- cycle helmet
- hard hat
- helmet
- helmeted
- jockstrap
- life jacket
- pinafore
- pinny
- pith helmet
- potholder
- respirator
- smock
- tactical vest
- tin hat
- topee
- visor
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apron noun [ C ] (AIRPORT)
the part of an airport in which aircraft are turned around or goods are put onto them
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Air travel: airports & landing strips
- aerodrome
- airbase
- airbridge
- airfield
- airport
- airstrip
- carousel
- check in
- check-in desk
- gate
- hangar
- helipad
- heliport
- Jetway
- landing strip
- pad
- reclaim
- runway
- terminal
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apron noun [ C ] (THEATRE)
also apron stage part of a stage in a theatre that is in front of the curtain
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Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- art house
- arthouse
- backdrop
- backstage
- center stage
- centre stage
- dressing room
- fleapit
- footlights
- green room
- onstage
- scenery
- spotlight
- stage left
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- theatre
- upstage
- wing
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