Meaning

2 senses
  1. A cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.

    Schutzblech

    крыло́kryló, брызгови́кbryzgovík

    a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels

  2. An upper element of a sneaker above the midsole generally of waterproof material to prevent water and mud soiling the top in outdoor activities.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle:

Origin

From mud + guard.

From mud + guard.

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Forms

plural: mudguards
Singularmudguard
Pluralmudguards

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels:splash guardsplash-guard

Word family

2 related words
Relatedmudflap
Derivedmudguarded

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mudguard — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto