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fender definition

fender (fen′dər)

noun

anything that fends off or protects something else; specif.,
  1. ☆ a metal or plastic enclosure over the wheels of an automobile or other vehicle to protect against splashing mud, etc.
  2. ☆ a device on the front of a streetcar or locomotive to catch or push aside anything on the track
  3. a low screen or frame in front of a fireplace to keep the hot coals in
  4. a pad or cushion of canvas, rope, wood, etc. hung over a ship's side to protect it when going alongside a pier or another ship

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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