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What is the difference between airport and apron?

airport | apron |

As nouns the difference between airport and apron

is that airport is an airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or more runways and one or more passenger terminals while apron is an article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills.

airport

English

Noun

(wikipedia airport) (en noun)
  • An airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or more runways and one or more passenger terminals.

    • Related terms

    * aerodrome * airfield * airbase

    apron

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia apron) (en noun)
  • An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills.
  • A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
  • # The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal
  • # The spreading end of a driveway.
  • # The paved area below the yellow line on a race track.
  • # The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station
  • # The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
  • The sides of a tree’s canopy.
  • The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.