fender

See also: Fender

English

Etymology

fend +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

Noun

fender (plural fenders)

1. (US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels

   Synonyms: (Australian) guard, (British) [Term?], (British) wheel arch, [Term?], wing

2. (US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water

   Synonym: (British) mudguard

3. (nautical) any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute
4. a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash

Derived terms

• club fender
• fender-bender
• fender skirt
• fender stool

 

Translations

panel of a car

• Bulgarian: калник m (kalnik)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擋泥板／挡泥板 (zh), 挡泥板 (zh) (dǎngníbǎn)

• Czech: blatník (cs) m
• Dutch: spatbord (nl)
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• Finnish: lokasuoja (fi)
• French: {t+|fr|aile|f}}, garde-boue (fr) m
• German: Kotflügel (de) m
• Greek: προφυλακτήρας (el) m (profylaktíras)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: parafango (it) m
• Japanese: フェンダー (fendā)
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• Korean: please add this translation if you can
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• Polish: błotnik (pl) m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: крыло́ (ru) n (kryló)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: бла̏тобра̄н m

  Roman: blȁtobrān (sh) m

• Spanish: aleta (es) f
• Swedish: stänkskärm (sv) c
• Vietnamese: cái chắn bùn

shield on a bicycle

• Bulgarian: калник m (kalnik)
• Czech: blatník (cs) m
• Dutch: spatbord (nl) n
• Finnish: lokasuoja (fi)
• French: garde-boue (fr) m
• German: Schutzblech (de) n
• Maori: pareparu
• Polish: błotnik (pl) m
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• Portuguese: para-lama (pt) m
• Russian: крыло́ (ru) n (kryló)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: бла̏тобра̄н m

  Roman: blȁtobrān (sh) m

• Spanish: guardabarros (es) m
• Swedish: stänkskärm (sv) c
• Vietnamese: cái chắn bùn

nautical term

• Bulgarian: кранец m (kranec)
• Danish: fender c
• Finnish: lepuuttaja (fi); fendari (slang)
• French: défense (fr)
• German: Fender (de) m
• Italian: parabordo m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fender m

  Nynorsk: fender m

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• Polish: odbijacz (pl) m
• Russian: кра́нец (ru) m (kránec)
• Spanish: defensa (es) f
• Swedish: fender (sv) c

metal framework in front of a fireplace

• Finnish: kipinäsuoja
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Verb

fender (third-person singular simple present fenders, present participle fendering, simple past and past participle fendered)

1. (nautical) To use fenders to protect the side of a boat

Gallery

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  the fenders on this car are highlighted red
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  the fender on the rear wheel of a bicycle
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  the fender on the side of a boat
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  a fireplace with the fender highlighted in false colour

Anagrams

• nerfed

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese fender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin findere, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Portuguese fender and Spanish hendir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fenˈdeɾ/

Verb

1. to split, cleave, rip
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 426:

     Et tal colpe lle deu per meo do escudo que logo llo fendeu de çima ata fondo

     And he so hardly stroke his [enemy's] shield by the middle that at the moment he split it, from top to bottom

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 89:

     Quando as ditas llandoas creçeren asy como Nozes, ou mais ou menos, traua dellas llogo et apretaas et fendeas ao llongo con canyuete agudo

     when these growths become big as nuts, give or take, grab them readily and squeeze them and cut them open lengthwise with a sharp knife

2. to crack
3. to separate
4. to break through

Derived terms

• fenda

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• “fender” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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• “fender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English fender

Noun

fender m (definite singular fenderen, indefinite plural fendere or fendre or fendrer, definite plural fenderne or fendrene)

1. (nautical) a fender

References

• “fender” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Kai (eller bryggje) ved eit fiskebruk i Vardø. Gamle traktordekk vert ofte, slik som her, hengt opp langs kaisida som fenderar mellom skutesida og kaia. (old tractor tyres used as fenders)

Etymology

From English fender

Noun

fender m (definite singular fenderen, indefinite plural fenderar, definite plural fenderane)

1. (nautical) a fender

References

• “fender” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin findere, present active infinitive of findō, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Verb

1. to split, cleave, rip
2. to crack
3. to separate
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Related terms

• fenda

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

fender m

1. forester