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
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
Fishing craft were splintered, fishermen's shacks blown to flinders.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a small log cabin there, smashed to flinders.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The investigation into vanillin builds on a broader effort at Flinders University to uncover useful medical properties in everyday food ingredients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Scientists at Flinders University have identified properties in vanillin that could make it a promising ingredient in treatments for chronic wounds, infections, and damaged tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
"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
Researchers at Flinders University have found new evidence that coffee and tea may have different relationships with bone health in older women.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
On the return of Flinders, Governor Hunter placed a small sloop, the Norfolk, at the service of the friends, and with it they surveyed the entire coast of Tasmania, Flinders preparing the charts.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
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