flinders
plural noun
splinters; small pieces or fragments.
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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
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 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
"If they think it's gone well, it's because nothing has gone wrong," says Giselle Bastin, an associate professor at Flinders University with a research interest in Australia's relationship with the monarchy.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Researchers led by Flinders University, working with international collaborators, have uncovered how a rare blood clotting condition can develop after certain COVID19 adenovirus-based vaccines or even after a natural adenovirus infection.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026
The study was led by Flinders University, working with researchers from ALTIS, Johannes Gutenberg University, and Nord University.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
The tale of heroism and suffering begins with Bass and Flinders, two young men who have left their names writ large upon the map for ever.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
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