apron

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Aviation Technical

n. the hard, flat area at an airport where planes park, load passengers, or get fuel.

n. the paved area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded.

“The plane waited on the apron for twenty minutes before moving to the runway.”

“Ground crew personnel were busy across the apron, coordinating the simultaneous refueling and baggage loading of several international flights.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Architecture Technical

n. a flat piece of wood or stone found just below a window frame or on a wall.

n. a decorative or structural raised panel located immediately below a window sill or a wall monument.

“The carpenter replaced the wooden apron under the window because it was rotting.”

“The restoration project required a specialist to replicate the ornate marble apron situated beneath the cathedral's commemorative tablet.”

C2 · Proficiency Literary

v. to cover something with a layer, like putting an apron on it.

v. to cover or provide a surface with a protective or decorative layer resembling an apron.

“The low hills were aproned with a thick layer of morning mist.”

“The architect suggested aproning the base of the monument with granite to prevent erosion from heavy rainfall.”