Flinders (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

• The Australian city of Flinders is named in honour of British explorer Matthew Flinders who sailed into Port Phillip in 1802.
• The book recounts the voyage of Matthew Flinders and his companions around Australia between 1801 and 1803.
• The journal of Captain Matthew Flinders records the first ever white settlement on the island in 1803.
• Matthew Flinders' survey of the Australian coast led to the British colonisation of the continent.
• Matthew Flinders completed the first full circumnavigation of Australia in 1803 while serving on HMS Investigator.

Synonyms

• Sir Matthew Flinders
• Matthew Flinders

Meaning ²

Bits and splinters and fragments; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Usages

• Plural Form

Hypernyms

• Accumulation
• Aggregation
• Assemblage