fender
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈfɛndər/
- US
:
guardabarros
- I PREDICT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT WE WILL SEE A LADY ON A RED BIKE, FOLLOWED BY A MAN WITH FLOWERS AND A VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WITH A DENTED FENDER.
Examples
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Hey, you got rusty fenders on your bicycle.
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One side's all dented in, the windshield is broken out, and a fender is torn off.
Academic text (2005) -
But you found time to fix your fender, though, right?
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- You watch out about my fender there.
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Take a look at this fender.
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The two men are lying near the right front fender of a black limousine.
Fiction book (1992) -
"We expected it to be a fender off a tractor or a piece of sheet metal.
Academic text (2014) -
The driver was leaning against the fender and smoking a cigarette.
Fiction book (1994) -
I walk around and discover a busted taillight and dented fender, ringed around the edges with traces of white paint.
Fiction book (1999) -
The car's fender was damaged in the collision with the streetlight.
Synonyms
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6.0
The part of a car that covers the wheel and stops mud splashes
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4.3
A curved cover above a bicycle or motorcycle wheel that keeps mud and water off the rider
Guards around vehicle wheels that stop water and prevent damage
A curved cover above a bike or motorcycle wheel that stops mud and water splashing on the rider
Compounds
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
fender = fend (semi-transparent) = fend + er
The word is built from 'fend' + '-er', but the vehicle part is a specialized noun whose exact use is not fully predictable for a beginner.
Etymology
Fender comes from the verb fend, which means 'to keep off' and is related to defend. A vehicle fender is a guard that 'fends off' stones, mud, and other obstacles from the wheels, so it protects the wheel area.