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mudguard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmʌdˌɡɑɹd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fender, wing

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: splash guard, splash-guard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fender, wing

History

Etymology

From mud + guard.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: parafángo — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Albanian: parafángoja — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Albanian: parafáng — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Albanian: parafángu — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Bulgarian: калник (kalnik) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Catalan: parafang — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擋泥板 /挡泥板 (dǎngníbǎn) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Czech: blatník — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Danish: skærm — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Finnish: roiskeläppä (flap) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Finnish: lokasuoja — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • French: garde-boue — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • French: pare-boue — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • German: Schutzblech — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Greek: λασπωτήρας (laspotíras) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Hungarian: sárvédő — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Indonesian: penahan lumpur — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Indonesian: spatbor — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Indonesian: slebor — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Italian: parafango — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Japanese: 泥よけ (doroyoke) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Macedonian: калник (kalnik) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Macedonian: крило (krilo) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Malay: adang lumpur — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Māori: pareparu — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Norman: garde-pité — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skjerm — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skvettlapp (flap) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Polish: błotnik — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Portuguese: para-lama — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Portuguese: para-lamas — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Portuguese: guarda-lama — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Portuguese: guarda-lamas — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Russian: крыло́ (kryló) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Russian: брызгови́к (bryzgovík) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Slovak: blatník — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Spanish: aleta — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Spanish: salvabarros — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Spanish: parafango — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Swahili: madigadi — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Swedish: framskärm — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Swedish: stänkskärm — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Turkish: çamurluk — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Ottoman Turkish: چامورلق (çamurluk) — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle
  • Vietnamese: gác-đờ-bu — a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle