mudguard

[ muhd-gahrd ]

noun

1. Also called mud flap. splash guard ( def 1 ).
2. fender ( def 1 ).
3. fender ( def 3 ).

mudguard

/ ˈmʌdˌɡɑːd /

noun

1. 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 namefender

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudguard¹

First recorded in 1885–90; mud + guard

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

It was just a push, but it pushed a big hole in our radiator, mashed up one of our lamps, and crinkled up our left mudguard.

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Youll find the whole fishermans outfit strapped under the carunder the left mudguard.

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

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