[
UK
/fˈɛndɐ/
]
[ US /ˈfɛndɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɛndɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth
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a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
in Britain they call a fender a wing
How To Use fender In A Sentence
- Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine.
- We take a hard line with soft drinks - and cola is the worst offender.
- Church of Constantinople was still strong, as is shown by the great work of S. Theodore of the S.udium, famous as a hymn-writer, a liturgiologist, and a defender of the faith. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003
- Oklahoma had an extra blocker ‘chip’ Wright and then move on to another defender more often than they double-teamed him outright.
- He is a solid on the ball defender, which makes up for his unorthodox offensive game.
- I went into the office to find the offender, and saw a worried woman crumpled in a chair in the corner, wearing a look of weariness and doubt.
- Upon these, and along the walls, which in most castles were topped by a parapet and a kind of embrasure called crennels, the defenders of the castle were stationed during a siege, and from thence discharged arrows, darts, stones, and every kind of annoyance they could procure, upon their enemies. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
- The modern historian sees greater variety than the thesis's defenders wished to concede.
- Unlike the Celtic centre-back, the Ibrox defender was allowed to swither over an offer from Dundee United.
- Carpenter scrambled out of the pocket, pulled up at the line of scrimmage and shoveled the ball to Thompson, who outleaped two defenders under the goal post. USATODAY.com
