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mudflap

/ˈmʌdˌflæp/

mudflap noun: a rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.

Noun

mudflap (plural mudflaps)

  1. A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.
    • Yohji Yamamoto showed Alpine knits with cropped black trousers, fresh-looking coats in vanilla-colored wool, and knits and other wool colors embellished with the sort of female pinup images you see on old gas-station calendars or on the mudflaps of an 18-wheeler.2007 February 1, Cathy Horyn, “The Good, the Bad, the Amusing”, in New York Times

mudflap meaning in Malay

mudflap in Malay

rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a truck to prevent mud from being thrown up onto the vehicle
kepak lumpur

Forms of mudflap

pluralmudflaps

Origin of mudflap

From mud + flap.

Words formed from mudflap

Phrases with mudflap

Questions about mudflap

What does mudflap mean?
Mudflap means a rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.
What is mudflap in Malay?
Mudflap in Malay is kepak lumpur. See Mudflap meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is mudflap?
Mudflap is a noun.
How do you pronounce mudflap?
Mudflap is pronounced /ˈmʌdˌflæp/.
What is the plural of mudflap?
The plural of mudflap is mudflaps.

Words near mudflap in the dictionary

  1. mudeo
  2. MUDer
  3. MUDers
  4. mudfish
  5. mudfishes
  6. mudflap
  7. mudflap girl
  8. mudflap girls
  9. mudflaps
  10. mudflat
  11. mudflation

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