fenders
- plural of fender.
Example Sentences
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Large black fenders are lowered to prevent the larger ship from crushing the smaller one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Chief Executive Mary Barra’s first job as a co-op student was inspecting Pontiac hoods and fenders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The next generation of Bay Bridge fenders, Goodwin said, would be constructed with rubber, so they could better absorb the energy from a ship strike and protect the bridge and the vessels.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025
But if the bridge is rebuilt with fenders or dolphins to improve safety, no such exemption will apply.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
It was a rusty brown 1936 Ford coupe with big bug-eyed headlights mounted on the fenders.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
