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mudguard

US/ˈmʌdˌɡɑɹd/

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

Noun

mudguard (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.

mudguard meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati and Malay

mudguard in Tamil

மட்காப்பு, முட்டாகாப்பு, சேறுதாங்கி

mudguard in Kannada

ಕೆಸರಡ್ಡಿ, ಕೆಸರುತಡೆ, ಕೆಸರುಕಾಪು, ಕಾಪುತಡೆ, ತಡೆಗಾಪು

mudguard in Gujarati

mudguard
પંખો paṅkho

mudguard in Malay

a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
adang lumpur
More languagesFewer languages
mudguard in Indonesian
penahan lumpur, spatbor, slebor
mudguard in Vietnamese
gác-đờ-bu

Synonyms of mudguard

Forms of mudguard

pluralmudguards

Origin of mudguard

From mud + guard.

Words formed from mudguard

Questions about mudguard

What does mudguard mean?
Mudguard means a cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.
What is mudguard in Tamil?
Mudguard in Tamil is மட்காப்பு, முட்டாகாப்பு, சேறுதாங்கி. See Mudguard meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mudguard?
Mudguard is a noun.
How do you pronounce mudguard?
Mudguard is pronounced /ˈmʌdˌɡɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of mudguard?
The plural of mudguard is mudguards.

Words near mudguard in the dictionary

  1. Mudgegonga
  2. mudges
  3. Mudgett
  4. Mudgetts
  5. mudging
  6. mudguard
  7. mudguarded
  8. mudguards
  9. mudgut
  10. mudguts
  11. mudhead

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mudguard (page history and authors); mudguard (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mudguard (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પંખો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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