Fender

Word FENDER
Character 6
Hyphenation fen der
Pronunciations /ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Fender"

What do we mean by fender?

A guard over each wheel of a motor vehicle, for example, that is shaped and positioned so as to block the splashing of water or mud. noun

A device at the front end of a locomotive or streetcar designed to push aside obstructions. noun

A cushioning device, such as a bundle of rope or a piece of timber, used on the side of a vessel or dock to absorb impact or friction. noun

A screen or metal framework placed in front of a fireplace to keep hot coals and debris from falling out. noun

One who or that which fends, guards, or wards off. noun

Specifically— A guard placed before an open fire to keep live coals from falling on the floor. It usually consists of an upright fence or parapet of sheet-metal or wire gauze, or a light skeleton of wire, set along the front and sides of a hearth, frequently made ornamental and often having a top bar. Fenders are also made to cover the whole front of a fireplace, and are sometimes fitted with a sort of wicket which can be opened without removing the fender. noun

Nautical, a piece of timber, bundle of rope, or the like, hung over the side of a vessel to prevent it from being injured by rubbing against a pier, another vessel, or other body. noun

A guard-post placed on the edge of a pier. noun

An attachment to a cultivator for preventing the clods of earth turned up by it from injuríng the plants. noun

The rubbing-plate of a carriage, placed where the forward wheels turn under the body of the carriage. noun

A kind of terrapin. See red-fender. noun

A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor. noun

Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf. noun

A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard. noun

Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from damage by carriage wheels. noun

Panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels noun

A shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water noun

Any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute noun

Panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels

A shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water

Any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute

A low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fender

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The word "fender" in example sentences

Reverse gear works very well and the lever actuator located on the front right fender is convenient to engage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some of my friends have been involved in fender benders (no injuries) with their personal cars. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Bobcats 'Felton sustains injuries in fender-bender ❋ Unknown (2006)

USATODAY. com - Bobcats 'Felton sustains injuries in fender-bender ❋ Unknown (2006)

Is a fender anything that protects you from mud or water, or must it have struts, mount to eyelets, and offer full coverage in order to be called a fender? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

In the fender was a battered tin oilstove, a saucepan, and two cups, provided by Mr Charrington. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What the Americans, in their tiresome vernacular, called a fender bender? ❋ Castro, Adam Troy (2001)

I saw that the cigarette in the fender was a stump. ❋ Unknown (1928)

Four feet upon a fender was his idea of happiness, he told me, during one of these lengthy visits of mine to his house in Beacon Street. ❋ Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928 (1908)

There, that's Paris, and the edge of the fender is the Marne. ❋ Various (1898)

These north western tribes are all armed with the bow and lance, and protected with the shield or arrow fender, which is carried outside of the left arm, exactly as the Roman and Grecian shield was carried, and for the same purpose. ❋ Unknown (1841)

WInnipeg but unfortunately just prior to arriving there, Bertha had a little mishap, otherwise known as a fender bender resulting in a lost fender off the trailer and a flat tire, but she rolled into the base anyway, even with the flat tire, and the crew managed to be set up before the bikes rolled in. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Serves her right! she hardly crashed it butt boy - it's called a fender bender … .. ❋ Perez Hilton (2010)

In the shoes of the fender is a narrow zone is almost non-existent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It has a master volume, bass and treble, and a mid switch called shift (it changes the voicing between "American" and "British", aka fender vs marshall). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Similarly, British English expressions not current in Australia may be understood, cinema, wellington boots, or wing to refer to the mudguard of a car (what Americans equally strangely call the fender). ❋ Unknown (1987)

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