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fender
[ fen-der ]
noun
- the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- a device on the front of a locomotive, streetcar, or the like, for clearing the track of obstructions.
- a mudguard or splashboard on a horse-drawn vehicle.
- Nautical. 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 or another vessel.
- a low metal guard before an open fireplace, to keep back falling coals.
- a person or thing that wards something off.
Fender
1/ ˈɛԻə /
noun
- a type of solid-body electric guitar
fender
2/ ˈɛԻə /
noun
- a low metal frame which confines falling coals to the hearth
- a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc
- 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
- the part of a car body that surrounds the wheels Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)wing
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Derived Forms
- ˈڱԻ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fender1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aphetic variant of defendour defender ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fender1
C20: named after Leo Fender (1909-91), its US inventor (1951)
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Goodwin said the bridge was left out because it has already been assessed and a $100-million project is set to begin some time after July to replace and upgrade the bridge’s fender system.
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What may have once been a simple fender bender has “turned into a major claim,” he said.
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On one particular trip late last month he drove through a red light into a fender bender.
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Sunbeams winked on the polished fender before the hearth.
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“A fender bender in the past didn’t have all the sensors and cameras.”
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