apron vs macadam

apron

noun
  • The spreading end of a driveway. 

  • 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 

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

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

macadam

noun
  • The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). 

verb
  • To cover or surface with macadam. 

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