fender
noun
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
fenders
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pluralof fender.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
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 also appears the bridge did not have "fenders" - an added layer of protection around a bridge pier - that could have absorbed some of the impact.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
“Thank heavens for the fenders we have at the Bay Bridge and elsewhere — that protected the Bay Bridge back in 2007.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
People popped out at him from trees and bushes, from ditches and tall weeds, from around the corners of tents and from behind the fenders of parked cars.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
