Fender meaning

fĕn'dər
A device at the front end of a locomotive or streetcar designed to push aside obstructions.
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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.
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A screen or metal framework placed in front of a fireplace to keep hot coals and debris from falling out.
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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.
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Anything that fends off or protects something else.
  • A metal or plastic enclosure over the wheels of an automobile or other vehicle to protect against splashing mud, etc.
  • A device on the front of a streetcar or locomotive to catch or push aside anything on the track.
  • A low screen or frame in front of a fireplace to keep the hot coals in.
  • A pad or cushion of canvas, rope, wood, etc. hung over a ship's side to protect it when going alongside a pier or another ship.
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(US) Panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
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(US) A shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water.
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(nautical) 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.
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A surname​ of German origin, a variant of Fenrich or Fendler.
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A manufacturer of electric guitars.
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Origin of fender

fend +‎ -er

Sentence Examples

  • Someone near her gasped, and Deidre glanced up, expecting to see a fender bender or similar issue in the street.

  • The falls of Fender, near the old bridge of Tilt, are eclipsed by the falls of Bruar, 4 m.

  • For the protection of the impression, in the 12th and 13th centuries, when it was an ordinary custom to impress the seals on thick cakes of wax, the surrounding margin rising well above the field usually formed a suitable fender; at other times, as in the 14th and 15th centuries, a so-called wreath,1 or twisted shred of parchment, or plaited grass or reed, was imbedded in the wax round the impression.

  • There was a fender bender in the town square that delayed me but I wasted little time racing up the Surry road.

  • and the queen dowager, may be climbed by way of Fender Burn, a left-hand tributary of the Tilt.

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