In a message dated 8/10/99 5:42:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ryoung@navcomtech.com writes:
<< Just in case you are confused by the above, in British English, a 'fender'
is something you put on the side of a boat, to keep it from hitting the
dock. The piece of metal (or fiberglass) that goes over the top of the
wheels on a car is called a 'wing'. In American English, the thing over
the wheels on a car is a 'fender', and a 'wing' is what allows airplanes
(aeroplanes) to fly.
Randall
>>
R
I believe that the things on the side of a boat which cushion impact with a
dock are called fenders in Amerispeak as well.
And speaking of boatspeak aren't the frame projections which hold up the
outer portion of the floors called outriggers?
Ken Nuelle
58 TR3A
62 TR3B
64 TR4 - all with port side steering
Happily boatless
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