Fender

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as:

2. A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor.

3. Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.

4. A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard.

5. Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from damage by carriage wheels.