mud flap

noun

: splash guard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Deluxe features include a chrome ashtray, original Sapphire push-button AM radio knobs, mud flaps, coat hooks, grab rails, polished deco trim and a chrome front VW emblem. —Josh Max, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023

Recycled into: Decks, paneling, mud flaps, roadway gutters, flooring, cables, speed bumps and mats. —Brian Clark Howard, Good Housekeeping, 22 Mar. 2023

Nor do truckers find a lot of sympathy from state troopers, some of whom will ticket them for the slightest of violations, like missing reflective tape on a mud flap. —Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above