flinders

[ flin-derz ]
/ ˈflɪn dərz /

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

Definition for flinders (2 of 2)

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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