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apron

[ey-pruhn] / ˈeɪ prən /
NOUN
protection
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Police said Monday that several heat-stricken passengers were treated by emergency services at Frankfurt airport the previous day after their plane was held for more than an hour on the apron before take-off.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

We sat on the apron of the Rosebud Motel, looking across the muddy parking lot to where fans were gathered on the road above.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

He stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

The number of shelters, together with apron space for more aircraft to stand outside, suggests the facility is turning into a “frontline airbase,” said Symon, who closely tracks military developments in this region.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Laurence draped a green apron around Bat’s neck.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

In recent years, North Korean TV shows have featured men wearing aprons and doing housework - a sign of how much has changed there.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

Cooks in tie-dyed aprons and sky-blue baseball caps move in double time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Otherwise, Starbucks still prohibits its baristas from posting on shift, in their aprons or behind the bar, unless such posts are preapproved and coordinated with the company’s brand-marketing or communications team, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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