mud flap

noun

A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.

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Meanings

nounmud flap (plural mud flaps)

plural mud flaps · alternative mudflap

  1. A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Finnish roiskeläppä, kuraläppä
  • roiskeläppämud flap
  • kuraläppämud flap
French bavette
  • bavettemud flap
German Schmutzfänger, Schmutzlappen
  • Schmutzfängermud flap
  • Schmutzlappenmud flap
  • Spritzlappenmud flap
Polish chlapacz
  • chlapaczmud flap
Cite this entry
APA

mud flap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20flap

MLA

“mud flap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20flap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mud flap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20flap.

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