Apron (disambiguation)
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An apron
is an article of clothing.
Apron may also refer to:
Apron
An apron is an outer protective garment that covers primarily the front of the body. It may be worn for hygienic reasons as well as in order to protect clothes from wear and tear. The apron is commonly part of the uniform of several work categories, including waitresses, nurses, and domestic...
is an article of clothing.
Apron may also refer to:
- Apron (architecture)Apron (architecture)Apron is an architectural term used to describe a raised section of ornamental stonework below a window ledge, stone tablet or monument....
, a raised section of ornamental stonework below a window ledge, stone tablet or monument - An airportAirportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
apron, another name for an airport rampAirport rampThe airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway...
, where aircraft are parked and serviced. - The flexible lower container of the air cushion of a hovercraftHovercraftA hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...
is also called an apron or skirt. - Another term for linkspanLinkspanA linkspan or link-span is a type of drawbridge used mainly in the operation of moving vehicles on and off a RO-RO vessel or ferry.Linkspans are usually found at ferry terminals where a vessel uses a combination of ramps either at the stern, bow or side to load or unload cars, vans, trucks and...
, and is used as a ramp to connect shoreside facilities with a barge or ferry at a ferry slipFerry slipA ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water....
. - An apron stageApron stageThe apron is any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience or seating area. The Elizabethan stage, which was a raised platform with the audience on three sides, is the outstanding example....
is any part of a stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience or seating area. - An apron of a racetrack is the part going around the track below the yellow line.
- Elongated labiaElongated labiaElongated labia is an possibly genetic feature of certain Khoisan groups, whose female members develop relatively elongated labia minora, hanging up to four inches outside their vulva when they are standing in an upright position...
minora - Zingel asperZingel asperZingel asper, the Apron, is a species of fish in the Percidae family that is at a high risk of becoming extinct.-Diet and habitat:...
a species of fish sometimes known as an apron.