fender en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English fend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fender From fend + -er.
Meanings
- (US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (US) 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
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a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash
Now and then he would make a motion with his feet as if he were running quickly backward upstairs, and would tread on the edge of the fender, so that the fire-irons went flying and the buttered-bun dishes crashed against each other in the hearth.
1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, I [Uniform ed., p. 12]Our solid, shiny chairs, our immense, dingy sofas, our heavy mahogany tables and our cast-iron fenders, often bearing the initials of long-dead railway companies, likewise our plaster walls of chocolate and duck-egg green and our hissing gasoliers have their roots deep in our national history.
1941 August, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The English Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 357:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fenders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fender skirt · fender-bender · fender beam · fenderless · fenderboard · club fender · fenderhead · fender stool
Synonyms
wheel arch · guard · mudguard · wing
Translations (82)
da fender (nautical term) · nl stootwil (nautical term) · ko 흙받기 (panel of a car) · ota اوستورماچه (nautical term) · hu sárhányó (shield on a bicycle) · ota چامورلق (shield on a bicycle) · sh бла̏тобра̄н (panel of a car) · pt para-lama (shield on a bicycle) · fr défense (nautical term) · eu lohi-babes (panel of a car) · apw biwos (panel of a car) · mk фендер (nautical term) · nl haardscherm (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · pl błotnik (panel of a car) · es aleta (panel of a car) · da forskærm (panel of a car) · fi lepuuttaja (nautical term) · nn fender (nautical term) · eo fendro (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · mk калник (panel of a car) · nl spatbord (shield on a bicycle) · da bagskærm (panel of a car) · ota چامورلق (panel of a car) · fi lokasuoja (shield on a bicycle) · cy gard olwyn (panel of a car) · bg кранец (nautical term) · vi cái chắn bùn (shield on a bicycle) · it parafango (panel of a car) · el παράβλημα (nautical term) · ru крыло́ (shield on a bicycle) · fi lokasuoja (panel of a car) · ga cliathán (panel of a car) · ota یاصدق (nautical term) · sv skärm (panel of a car) · sv eldskärm (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · mi pareparu (shield on a bicycle) · vi cái chắn bùn (panel of a car) · he כנף (panel of a car) · mk крило (panel of a car) · sv fender (nautical term) · ca parafang (panel of a car) · sv stänkskärm (shield on a bicycle) · sv brasskydd (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · fi fendari (nautical term) · ja フェンダー (panel of a car) · cmn 擋泥板 /挡泥板 (panel of a car) · fr aile (panel of a car) · es guardafuego (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · de Schutzblech (shield on a bicycle) · pl odbijacz (nautical term) · ca guardafoc (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · nl vinder (nautical term) · de Fender (nautical term) · mk калник (shield on a bicycle) · tr usturmaça (nautical term) · mk решетка пред камин (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · sh blȁtobrān (panel of a car) · pl błotnik (shield on a bicycle) · nb fender (nautical term) · cs blatník (shield on a bicycle) · sh бла̏тобра̄н (shield on a bicycle) · bg калник (shield on a bicycle) · es guardabarros (shield on a bicycle) · hu sárhányó (panel of a car) · de Kotflügel (panel of a car) · fr garde-boue (panel of a car) · apw bikʼai (panel of a car) · fi kipinäsuoja (metal framework in front of a fireplace) · mi pare (panel of a car) · bg калник (panel of a car) · el προφυλακτήρας (panel of a car) · ar مِصَدّ (panel of a car) · fr garde-boue (shield on a bicycle) · it parabordo (nautical term) · sh blȁtobrān (shield on a bicycle) · nl spatbord (panel of a car) · ru крыло́ (panel of a car) · nl stootkussen (nautical term) · cs blatník (panel of a car) · sv stänkskärm (panel of a car) · ru кра́нец (nautical term) · es defensa (nautical term)