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* (architecture) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_architecture Glossary of architecture]</ref>
#raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet.
#open portion of a marine terminal immediately adjacent to a vessel berth, used in the direct transfer of cargo between the vessel and the terminal.
#concrete slab immediately outside a vehicular door or passageway used to limit the wear on asphalt paving due to repetitive turning movements or heavy loads.
* (geology) <ref>Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms</ref>
# A canvas-covered frame set at such an angle in a miner's rocker that the gravel and water in passing over it are carried to the head of the machine. 
# An amalgamated copper plate placed below a stamp battery, over which pulp passes. The free gold contained in the pulp is amalgamated by mercury on the plate. 
# A broad shallow vat used for evaporating. Webster 3rd 
# A receptacle or endless belt for conveying material (such as rock) by means of a cableway and trolley. Syn: traveling apron Webster 3rd 
# The front gate of a scraper body. Nichols, 1 
# See: morainal apron



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