mudguard
[ muhd-gahrd ]
/ ˈmʌdˌgɑrd /
noun
Also called mud flap . splash guard.
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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 PaineThey 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 themUS and Canadian name: fender
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