splashguards
Wheel well protectors
Splashguards are protective panels or flaps mounted behind vehicle wheels to deflect water, mud, and road debris—preventing it from spraying onto the car body, other vehicles, or pedestrians.
Also called mud flaps or mudguards.
The term extends to similar protective barriers in other contexts: The urinal has splashguards on either side.
Panels blocking tire spray
- fendersVehicle splash protectors
- tiresRubber wheel coverings
- bumpersVehicle collision cushions
- undercarriageFramework beneath a vehicle
chassis · hubcaps · rocker panels · quarter panels · wheel arches · road spray · highway · driving
Small collected water pools
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- splatterScatter in drops
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
road spray · wet roads · standing water · hydroplaning · runoff · slush · moisture · dampness
Capable of being molded
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- moldedShaped by a cast
rigid · flexible · contoured · custom-fit · durable · weather-resistant · UV-resistant · reinforced
Change in trajectory
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- preventionStopping something before occurring
barrier · paintwork · clearcoat · body panels · finish
mudflaps
Panels blocking tire spray
undercarriage · chassis · hubcaps · rocker panels · quarter panels · wheel arches · road spray · highway · driving · commute
puddles
Small collected water pools
droplets · road spray · wet roads · standing water · hydroplaning · runoff · slush · moisture · dampness · mist
mud
Wet soil mixture
sand · grit · salt · tar · chips · pebbles · slush · sludge · sediment · spatter
plastic
Capable of being molded
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
molded · rigid · flexible · contoured · custom-fit · durable · weather-resistant · UV-resistant · reinforced · heavy-duty
deflection
Change in trajectory
prevention · barrier · paintwork · clearcoat · body panels · finish