1. Verb
One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm
2. Verb
A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor.
3. Verb
Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.
4. Verb
A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard.
5. Verb
Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from damage by carriage wheels.
6. Noun
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a ‘wing’"
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
7. Noun
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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