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单词 mudflap
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mudflapn.

Brit. /ˈmʌdflap/, U.S. /ˈmədˌflæp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.1, flap n.
Etymology: < mud n.1 + flap n.
A flap of rubber, metal, etc., hung behind a wheel of a vehicle to deflect water and debris thrown from the road and prevent it from hitting the bodywork or any following vehicle.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > mud-flap
mudflap1944
1944 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 18 Apr. 3/6 (advt.) Lost: supreme maroon bicycle—head, tail lights, mudflap on front fender.
1963 Times 29 Jan. 3/6 Its front wings and front and rear panels are bolted on for easy repair and the car has rubber cushioned overriders and mud flaps as standard equipment.
1967 Autocar 28 Dec. 29/2 Rear mud flaps should be made compulsory in the interest of safety.
1987 Truck & Driver June 21/3 Whilst looking at the tyres glance at the mudflaps or spray suppression equipment.
2001 Washington Post 3 Mar. a5 Other truckers began shouting at him through their citizens-band radios that a two-foot-long, 30-pound steel mudflap bracket had just fallen off his rig into the northbound lanes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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