flinders
[ flin-derz ]
/ ˈflɪn dərz /
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plural noun
splinters; small pieces or fragments.
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Origin of flinders
1400–50; late Middle English flendris, perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian flindra splinter; perhaps akin to flint
Words nearby flinders
flighty, flim, flimflam, flimsy, flinch, flinders, Flinders bar, Flinders grass, Flinders Island, Flinders Range, fling
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Flinders
[ flin-derz ]
/ ˈflɪn dərz /
noun
Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
a river in NE Australia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Carpentaria. 520 miles (837 km) long.
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British Dictionary definitions for flinders
flinders
/ (ˈflɪndəz) /
pl n
rare small fragments or splinters (esp in the phrase fly into flinders)
Word Origin for flinders
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flindra thin piece of stone
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