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n. 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.

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

n. 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.

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

n. panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels

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

n. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. 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.

n. 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.

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

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

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

n. A kind of terrapin. See red-fender.

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n. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

n. a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth

n. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

n. a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

"Reverse gear works very well and the lever actuator located on the front right fender is convenient to engage."

framework    safety    guard    safety device    device   

fender-bender   

wing    guard    wheel arch    qualifier    mudguard   

Blender    Spender    bender    blender    contender    defender    ender    engender    gender    lender   

bumper    windshield    headlight    grille    radiator    axle    tire    banister    grill    hood