mudguard

[ muhd-gahrd ]
/ ˈmʌdˌgɑrd /
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noun

Also called mud flap. splash guard.
fender(def 3).

Origin of mudguard

First recorded in 1885–90; mud + guard

Words nearby mudguard

muddy the waters, mudeye, mudfat, mudfish, mudflow, mudguard, mudhole, mudir, mudlark, mudlump, mudminnow

Words related to mudguard

bumper, apron, shield, buffer, mask, screen, cover, guard, curb, cushion, ward, protector, frame, splashboard

Example sentences from the Web for mudguard

  • Also a woman backed her donkey cart into us at Annecy and put another dent in our mudguard, which was somehow discouraging.

    The Car That Went Abroad |Albert Bigelow Paine

  • They shake hands and embrace, and the cabman cuts another notch in his mudguard, and gets back on the seat and drives on.

    Europe Revised |Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for mudguard

mudguard
/ (ˈmʌdˌɡɑːd) /

noun

a curved part of a motorcycle, bicycle, etc, attached above the wheels to reduce the amount of water or mud thrown up by them US and Canadian name: fender