flinders

flin·ders

 (flĭn′dərz)

pl.n.

Bits, fragments, or splinters.

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[Middle English flendris, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flindra, splinter.]

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flinders

(ˈflɪndəz)

pl n

rare small fragments or splinters (esp in the phrase fly into flinders)

[C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flindra thin piece of stone]

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flin•ders

(ˈflɪn dərz)

n.pl.

splinters; fragments.

[1400–50; late Middle English]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Flinders - British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) Matthew Flinders, Sir Matthew Flinders
	2.	flinders - bits and splinters and fragments; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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