<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">fenders</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>ship fenders</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>vehicle components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>fender</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a variety of formed components, often curved and of metal or wood, mounted or hung along the sides of land vehicles or watercraft, as over the wheels of road vehicles, to protect the vehicles and occupants from injury and splashing. ]]></note></mads>