FENDER Definition & Meaning

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fender

[ fen-der ]

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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.
a device on the front of a locomotive, streetcar, or the like, for clearing the track of obstructions.
a mudguard or splashboard on a horse-drawn vehicle.
Nautical. a piece of timber, bundle of rope, or the like, hung over the side of a vessel to lessen shock or prevent chafing, as between the vessel and a dock or another vessel.
a low metal guard before an open fireplace, to keep back falling coals.
a person or thing that wards something off.

Fender

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noun

a type of solid-body electric guitar

fender

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noun

a low metal frame which confines falling coals to the hearth
a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc
a cushion-like device, such as a car tyre hung over the side of a vessel to reduce damage resulting from accidental contact or collision
the part of a car body that surrounds the wheels Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)wing

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fender¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aphetic variant of defendour defender ( def )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fender¹

C20: named after Leo Fender (1909-91), its US inventor (1951)

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Goodwin said the bridge was left out because it has already been assessed and a $100-million project is set to begin some time after July to replace and upgrade the bridge’s fender system.

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What may have once been a simple fender bender has “turned into a major claim,” he said.

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On one particular trip late last month he drove through a red light into a fender bender.

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Sunbeams winked on the polished fender before the hearth.

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“A fender bender in the past didn’t have all the sensors and cameras.”

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