flinders

F4L1I1N1D2E1R1S1
/ˈflɪndəz/

noun

fragments, splinters

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Meanings

flinders1

nounflinders pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyfragments, splinters

    The heat brought sweat and the sweat blinded. Black flinders gyrated in the fiery air like bats.

    1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

flinders2

noun
  1. pluralplural of flinder
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of flinder

Flinders3

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A local government area in northern Queensland, Australia, name after the river; in full, the Shire of Flinders.
  3. A long river in northern Queensland, which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria; in full, the Flinders River.
  4. A suburb of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Origin

flinders · noun

Probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian origin; see flinder.

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flinders · noun, verb

See flinder.

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APA

flinders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flinders

MLA

“flinders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flinders. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flinders,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flinders.

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