Fender — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛndə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɛndɚ/.

Examples

in Britain they call a fender a wing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pilot buffer cowcatcher wing

Parts of Speech

noun	a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud “in Britain they call a fender a wing”
noun	an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
noun	a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth
noun	a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

Word Forms

fend	verb	withstand the force of something
buffer	verb	protect from impact

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

aile

une barrière qui entoure les roues d'un véhicule pour bloquer les éclaboussures d'eau ou de boue

🇪🇸Spanish

defensa

una barrera que rodea las ruedas de un vehículo para bloquear salpicaduras de agua o barro

🇮🇹Italian

parafango

una barriera che circonda le ruote di un veicolo per bloccare spruzzi d'acqua o fango

🇳🇱Dutch

spatbord

een barrière die de wielen van een voertuig omringt om opspattend water of modder tegen te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

pára-lama

uma barreira que envolve as rodas de um veículo para bloquear respingos de água ou lama

🇷🇺Russian

крыло

барьер, окружающий колеса транспортного средства, чтобы блокировать брызги воды или грязи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आघात से बचाव

एक अवरोध जो पानी या कीचड़ के छींटों को रोकने के लिए वाहन के पहियों को घेरता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফেন্ডার

স্প্ল্যাশিং জল বা কাদা ব্লক করার জন্য একটি গাড়ির চাকাকে ঘিরে থাকা একটি বাধা

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுப்பான்

தண்ணீர் அல்லது சேறு தெறிப்பதைத் தடுக்க வாகனத்தின் சக்கரங்களைச் சுற்றியுள்ள ஒரு தடை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫెండర్

స్ప్లాషింగ్ నీరు లేదా బురదను నిరోధించడానికి వాహనం యొక్క చక్రాల చుట్టూ ఉండే అవరోధం

🇮🇳Marathi

फेंडर

शिंपडणारे पाणी किंवा चिखल रोखण्यासाठी वाहनाच्या चाकांभोवती असलेला अडथळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બચાવ

એક અવરોધ જે છાંટા પડતા પાણી અથવા કાદવને અવરોધવા માટે વાહનના પૈડાંને ઘેરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೆಂಡರ್

ನೀರು ಅಥವಾ ಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಸಿಡಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ವಾಹನದ ಚಕ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತುವರೆದಿರುವ ತಡೆಗೋಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫെൻഡർ

വെള്ളം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെളി തെറിക്കുന്നത് തടയാൻ ഒരു വാഹനത്തിൻ്റെ ചക്രങ്ങളെ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റിയുള്ള ഒരു തടസ്സം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਂਡਰ

ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜੋ ਛਿੜਕਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੱਕੜ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਵਾਹਨ ਦੇ ਪਹੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنے والا

ایک رکاوٹ جو چھڑکتے پانی یا کیچڑ کو روکنے کے لیے گاڑی کے پہیوں کو گھیر لیتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挡泥板

围绕车辆车轮以阻挡飞溅的水或泥浆的屏障

🇯🇵Japanese

フェンダー

水や泥の飛沫を防ぐために車の車輪を囲む障壁

🇰🇷Korean

펜더

물이나 진흙이 튀는 것을 막기 위해 차량의 바퀴를 둘러싸는 장벽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chắn bùn

rào chắn bao quanh bánh xe để chặn nước hoặc bùn bắn vào

🇹🇭Thai

บังโคลน

สิ่งกีดขวางที่ล้อมรอบล้อรถเพื่อป้องกันน้ำกระเซ็นหรือโคลน

🇮🇩Indonesian

spatbor

pembatas yang mengelilingi roda kendaraan untuk menghalangi cipratan air atau lumpur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

درابزين

حاجز يحيط بعجلات السيارة لمنع تناثر الماء أو الطين

🇮🇷Persian

گلگیر

مانعی که چرخ های خودرو را احاطه کرده است تا از پاشیدن آب یا گل جلوگیری کند

🇹🇷Turkish

Çamurluk

Sıçrayan su veya çamuru engellemek için bir aracın tekerleklerini çevreleyen bir bariyer

🇮🇱Hebrew

פָּגוֹשׁ

מחסום המקיף את גלגלי הרכב כדי לחסום התזת מים או בוץ

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The primary meaning of 'fender' is 'a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud'.

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Using 'fender' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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