apron vs charabanc

apron

noun
  • A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage. 

  • The sides of a tree's canopy. 

  • The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre. 

  • The paved area below the yellow line on a race track. 

  • The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station 

  • The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry. 

  • The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops. 

  • An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. 

  • The spreading end of a driveway. 

  • A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table. 

  • The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal 

verb
  • To cover with, or as if with, an apron. 

charabanc

noun
  • A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof. 

  • A derisive term for a car, bus, train or other vehicle that is poor quality, slow or overcrowded. 

verb
  • To travel or convey by charabanc. 

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