fender : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fender	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fender
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fender n a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" Synonym(s): fender, wing an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Synonym(s): fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact Synonym(s): buffer, fender
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fender \Fen"der\, n. [From {Fend}, v. t. & i., cf. {Defender}.] One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as: (a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor. (b) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf. (c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard. (d) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from damage by carriage wheels.