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Meanings of fender in English

Catalan
llevapedres

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

        llevapedres
        Portuguese
        guarda-lama
        Catalan
        parafang

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

              guarda-lama
              Russian
              крыло
              Portuguese
              paralama
              Spanish
              guardafangos
              Catalan
              parafang

              Part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well.

                    крыло
                    Usage of fender in English
                    1
                    I slammed ahead, tearing a fender from the car on my right.
                    A touch of death
                    2
                    I look upon the carpet, the rug, the chair under the fender.
                    The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
                    3
                    Still, 13 of those fender-benders happened because the self-driving cars got rear-ended.
                    Wired
                    4
                    Mike dropped the soot-covered object in the fender, and glared at it.
                    Mike
                    5
                    With my feet on the fender I have just finished the newspaper.
                    Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
                    6
                    She remained for some seconds crouching at the fender, poker in hand.
                    Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
                    7
                    In my bedroom at Ottawa there was an old-fashioned high brass fender.
                    The Days Before Yesterday
                    8
                    In the hearth, which lacked a fender, a small fire was expiring.
                    The Price of Love
                    9
                    Reacher walked toward her, moving left, skirting her hood and her fender.
                    Nothing to lose
                    10
                    One crumpled fender and a drunken headlight peeped out of the rubble.
                    Project Mastodon
                    11
                    Miss Clendenning stood facing the fire, one foot resting on the fender.
                    The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
                    12
                    Saltash lodged one foot on the high fender, and stared at it.
                    Charles Rex
                    13
                    Press the Reset button after that fender bender and speed away unscathed.
                    Wired
                    14
                    A large plank that acted as fender was stretched along the side.
                    The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
                    15
                    I saw two more fender-benders before I got off onto Dixie Highway.
                    Double Dexter
                    16
                    The fender, andirons, tongs, and shovel were all of the handsomest description.
                    The Brotherhood of Consolation
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                    United States of America
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