mud flap

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mud flap

noun mud flaps · mudflap

A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.

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noun mud flap

Français	bavette
Deutsch	Schmutzfänger, Schmutzlappen, Spritzlappen

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@misc{mud_flap_2026,
  title = {mud flap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mud%20flap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}