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mudguard

/ˈmʌdɡɑːd/noun

उच्चारण मड्गार्ड

मडगार्ड, कीचड़-रोक

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British

    a curved cover over a wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle that stops mud and water from being thrown up

    मडगार्ड, कीचड़-रोक

    • The front mudguard of his bicycle was broken.
    • a scooter with a dented mudguard
    • The mudguard stopped dirty water from splashing on my clothes.
    + 3 more examples
    • He fixed a new mudguard to the back wheel.
    • The bicycle has no front mudguard, so the road spray hits you.
    • A loose mudguard rattled all the way down the lane.

    Synonyms fender splashguard

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

mudguard (countable noun)

A mudguard is a countable noun for the curved cover over a wheel. A bicycle usually has two, front and rear.

Mudguard पहिये के ऊपर लगे मुड़े हुए आवरण के लिए countable noun है। साइकिल में प्रायः दो होते हैं, आगे और पीछे।

  • The front mudguard of my cycle is bent.
  • Both mudguards need to be replaced.
  • A cycle without a mudguard is a nuisance in the rainy season.

mudguard on / of + vehicle

The vehicle takes on or of: the mudguard on a scooter, the mudguard of a car.

वाहन के साथ on या of आता है: the mudguard on a scooter, the mudguard of a car।

  • There is a dent in the mudguard of the old jeep.
  • He fixed a bright reflector on the mudguard.

front / rear / rear-wheel mudguard

Describe the position by putting front or rear before the word. The compound noun can be written as one word, as here.

स्थिति बताने के लिए शब्द से पहले front या rear लगाया जाता है। यह मिश्र संज्ञा एक शब्द के रूप में लिखी जाती है।

  • Mud sprayed from the rear mudguard onto her back.

regional equivalents

British English uses mudguard; American English prefers fender (cars) or fender/mud flap. In Indian English, mudguard is the common word for cycles and two-wheelers.

ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में mudguard चलता है; अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में fender या mud flap पसंद किया जाता है। भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में साइकिल और दोपहिया वाहनों के लिए mudguard आम शब्द है।

  • In India, nearly every cycle sold has a steel mudguard.
+Collocations 5

adjective + mudguard

frontrearrustybentplasticsteel

  • A rusty mudguard rattled loudly on the village road.

verb + mudguard

fitrepairstraightenremovereplace

  • The mechanic straightened the mudguard in five minutes.

mudguard + noun

mudguard staymudguard boltmudguard flapmudguard reflector

  • A loose mudguard stay was making the noise.

vehicle + mudguard

bicycle mudguardscooter mudguardtractor mudguardrickshaw mudguard

  • The rickshaw mudguard was painted with film posters.

damage and repair

a dented mudguarda cracked mudguarda loose mudguarda welded mudguard

  • A loose mudguard can touch the tyre and slow the cycle.
“More examples 6
  • Without a mudguard, the rainwater splashed all over Radhika's uniform.

Mudguard न होने से बरसात का पानी राधिका की वर्दी पर चारों ओर उछल गया।

  • The mechanic welded a new mudguard on the old tractor.

मिस्त्री ने पुराने ट्रैक्टर पर नया mudguard वेल्ड कर दिया।

  • My father bought a cycle with a chain cover and steel mudguards.

मेरे पिता ने chain cover और स्टील के mudguards वाली साइकिल ख़रीदी।

  • The scooter fell and its front mudguard was cracked.

स्कूटर गिर गया और उसका अगला mudguard टूट गया।

  • Mudguards protect riders and pedestrians from dirty water on wet roads.

गीली सड़कों पर mudguard सवारों और पैदल चलने वालों को गंदे पानी से बचाते हैं।

  • The mudguard rattled so loudly that the whole lane could hear him coming.

Mudguard इतनी ज़ोर से खड़खड़ाया कि पूरी गली को उसके आने का पता चल गया।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

fender splashguard

§Grammar and usage

British and American: the North American word for a mudguard is fender.

British and American में mudguard के लिए North American शब्द fender है।