flinders
plural noun
splinters; small pieces or fragments.
flinders
1 American
[flin-derz]
/ ˈflɪn dərz /
plural noun
Flinders
2
American
[flin-derz]
/ ˈflɪn dərz /
noun
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Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
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a river in NE Australia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Carpentaria. 520 miles (837 km) long.
flinders
British
/ ˈflɪndəz /
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of flinders
1400–50; late Middle English flendris, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian flindra splinter; perhaps akin to flint
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He’s been at it since “Independence Day” in 1996 when aliens blasted the White House to flinders.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
A stack of old Washington Post stories on the District’s street nomenclature had been reduced to flinders.
From Washington Post
Fishing craft were splintered, fishermen's shacks blown to flinders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, with their summer homes smashed to flinders, with even their beach, real estate so devastated that many an owner thought of letting it go in default of taxes, this opposition was silenced.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tiwanaku split into flinders that would not be united for another four centuries, when the Inka swept them up.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
"The government has handed Australians a switch. Whether anyone flips it is another matter," Lisa Harrison, a lecturer in communication and media at Flinders University, said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Led by researchers at Flinders University and the University of Canberra, the study found that aging is associated with a "safety-first" walking strategy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The study involved paleontologists from Flinders University and Canterbury Museum, as well as volcanologists Joel Baker of the University of Auckland and Simon Barker of Victoria University of Wellington.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Lead author Corinne Mensforth, a PhD candidate from the Flinders Palaeontology Lab, says the fossil is especially valuable because it preserves the internal bones of the skull.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
The site was discovered by Prof. W. M. Flinders Petrie in 1886; the name “Castle of the Jew’s Daughter” seems to preserve the tradition of the Jewish refugees.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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