flinders

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. fragments, splinters
noun
  1. plural of flinder
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flinder
name
  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 town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Pronunciation

/ˈflɪndəz/

Word forms

flinders

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian origin; see flinder.

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