mudguard

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US/ˈmʌdˌɡɑɹd/

noun

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

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fenderwingsplash guardsplash-guard
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Meanings

nounmudguard (plural mudguards)

plural mudguards

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

    Synonyms: fender, wing

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
fenderwing

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
splash guardsplash-guard
Broader
fenderwing
Also see
fender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mud + guard.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian калник
  • калник (kalnik)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Catalan parafang
  • parafanga cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Chinese Mandarin 擋泥板 /挡泥板
  • 擋泥板 /挡泥板 (dǎngníbǎn)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Czech blatník
  • blatníka cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Danish skærm
  • skærma cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Finnish roiskeläppä (flap), lokasuoja
  • roiskeläppä (flap)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • lokasuojaa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
French garde-boue, pare-boue
  • garde-bouea cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • pare-bouea cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
German Schutzblech
  • Schutzblecha cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Greek λασπωτήρας
  • λασπωτήρας (laspotíras)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Hungarian sárvédő
  • sárvédőa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Indonesian penahan lumpur, spatbor
  • penahan lumpura cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • spatbora cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • slebora cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Italian parafango
  • parafangoa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Japanese 泥よけ
  • 泥よけ (doroyoke)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Malay adang lumpur
  • adang lumpura cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Māori pareparu
  • pareparua cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål skjerm, skvettlapp (flap)
  • skjerma cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • skvettlapp (flap)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Polish błotnik
  • błotnika cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Portuguese para-lama, para-lamas
  • para-lamaa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • para-lamasa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • guarda-lamaa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • guarda-lamasa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Russian крыло́, брызгови́к
  • крыло́ (kryló)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • брызгови́к (bryzgovík)a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Slovak blatník
  • blatníka cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Spanish aleta, salvabarros
  • aletaa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • salvabarrosa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • parafangoa cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Swahili madigadi
  • madigadia cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Swedish framskärm, stänkskärm
  • framskärma cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • stänkskärma cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Turkish çamurluk
  • çamurluka cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Vietnamese gác-đờ-bu
  • gác-đờ-bua cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
Cite this entry
APA

mudguard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudguard

MLA

“mudguard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudguard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudguard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudguard.

Source: mudguard on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.