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.

Noun

(en noun)

A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.

*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)

, title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.}}

The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall.

A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.