flinders

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flin·ders

F0186300 (flĭn′dərz)pl.n. Bits, fragments, or splinters.

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

flinders

(ˈflɪndəz) pl nrare small fragments or splinters (esp in the phrase fly into flinders)[C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flindra thin piece of stone]

flin•ders

(ˈflɪn dərz)

n.pl. splinters; fragments. [1400–50; late Middle English]

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 oneaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Flinders

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Flinders

a river in northern Australia. The Flinders originates on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and empties in two branches into the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is 830 km long and drains an area of 108,000 sq km. The mean flow rate is 16 cu m per sec. High water occurs from January to March; low water occurs from June to October, when all but the lower course of the river dries up.

Flinders

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Related to Flinders: Matthew Flinders

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Synonyms for Flinders

noun British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)

Synonyms

Matthew Flinders
Sir Matthew Flinders

noun bits and splinters and fragments

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plural
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aggregation
collection
accumulation
assemblage

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