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fend·er
(fĕn′dər)n.
1.
a. 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.
b. A device at the front end of a locomotive or streetcar designed to push aside obstructions.
2. 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.
3. A screen or metal framework placed in front of a fireplace to keep hot coals and debris from falling out.
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fender
(ˈfɛndə)n
1. a low metal frame which confines falling coals to the hearth
2. (Railways) chiefly US a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc
3. (Nautical Terms) a cushion-like device, such as a car tyre hung over the side of a vessel to reduce damage resulting from accidental contact or collision
4. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian the part of a car body that surrounds the wheels. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): wing
ˈfendered adj
Fender
(ˈfɛndə)n
(Instruments) trademark a type of solid-body electric guitar
[C20: named after Leo Fender (1909-91), its US inventor (1951)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
fend•er
(ˈfɛn dər)n.
1. the part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
2. a device on the front of a locomotive, streetcar, or the like, for clearing the track of obstructions.
3. a mudguard or splash guard on a horse-drawn vehicle.
4. a piece of timber, bundle of rope, or the like, hung over the side of a vessel to lessen shock or prevent chafing, as between the vessel and a dock.
5. a low metal guard before an open fireplace to keep back falling coals.
6. a person or thing that wards something off.
[1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aph. variant of defendour defender]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
fender
An object, usually made of rope or rubber, hung over the side of a vessel to protect the sides from damage caused by impact with wharves or other craft.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Fender
A cultivator attachment used to keep small plants from being covered during early cultivation.
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| Noun | 1. |  fender - a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing"barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard - a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels |
| 2. | fender - an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track framework - a structure supporting or containing something locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks | |
| 3. | fender - a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth | |
| 4. | fender - a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
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Translations
جَناح السَّيّارهحاجِز إصْطِدام المَرْكَبرَفْرَفُ الْعَجَلَةِسِياج المَوْقِد
blatníkmřížnárazníkochranný kryt
skærmfenderfriholtkaminskærm
lokasuoja
blatobran
kandallórács
arinhlíf, aringrindstél, uggi, vindskeiîstuîari
泥よけ
진흙받이
fenderisgrotelėssparnas
aizsargs, ‘fenderis’automašīnas spārnsrežģisspārns
ochranný kryt
blatnik
stänkskärm
บังโคลนรถ
cái chắn bùn
fender
[ˈfendəʳ] N (round fire) → guardafuego m (US) (Aut) → guardabarros m inv, guardafango m (LAm), salpicadera f (Mex), tapabarro m (Peru) (US) (Rail) → trompa f (Naut) → defensa fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fender
[ˈfɛndər] n [fireplace] → garde-feu m inv
(on boat) → défense f
(US) (= wing of car) → aile f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fender
n
(in front of fire) → Kamingitter nt
(US) (on car) → Kotflügel m; (on bicycle etc) → Schutzblech nt
(Naut) → Fender m
(US, on train, streetcar) → Puffer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fender
[ˈfɛndəʳ] n (round fire) → paracenere m, parafuoco (Am) (Aut) (wing) → parafango (Am) (Rail) → paraurti m inv (Naut) → parabordoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fender
(ˈfendə) noun1. anything used to protect a boat from touching another, a pier etc. She hung old car tyres over the side of the boat to act as fenders.
2. a low guard around a fireplace to prevent coal etc from falling out.
3. (American) a wing of a car.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Fender
→ رَفْرَفُ الْعَجَلَةِ blatník skærm Kotflügel λασπωτήρας bufanda, guardabarros lokasuoja garde-boue blatobran parafango 泥よけ 진흙받이 spatbord skvettskjerm błotnik pára-lama, pára-lamas крыло автомобиля stänkskärm บังโคลนรถ çamurluk cái chắn bùn 挡泥板Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009