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Definition of tinderbox in English: tinderboxnounˈtɪndəbɒksˈtɪndərˌbɑks 1A thing that is readily ignited. dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox figurative the estate was a tinderbox where riots could explode at any moment Example sentencesExamples - Even so, an ongoing drought and millions of acres of dead, bark beetle infected trees have turned much of the west into a potential tinderbox.
- And, a three-year drought has turned forests and swamps to tinderboxes.
- While many experts agree that the national forests have become tinderboxes, there is strong disagreement even within the U.S. Forest Service on how to handle the issue.
- In hot, dry summers every tree is a potential tinderbox.
- Everyone knew the stand was a bit of a tinderbox, but none actually thought it would go up.
2historical A box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires. 〈史〉引火盒，火绒盒 Example sentencesExamples - Iron and flint I had in my brass tinderbox, and I knelt down by the rocky ledge and began to gather bits of bark.
- She slipped her feet into her shoes then threw on a clean dress, not bothering to tie half of the laces, and around her waist she put on the old belt that had her pouch with the tinderbox in it.
- He placed three logs in it then took out a tinderbox.
- Nearby Silas's cottage, they find a tinderbox, which makes a townsman recall that a peddler who'd come to town recently carried a tinderbox.
- I flicked open the tinderbox, struggled with the flint several times before getting a light, and held it up with a shaking hand.
Definition of tinderbox in US English: tinderboxnounˈtindərˌbäksˈtɪndərˌbɑks 1A thing that is readily ignited. dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox figurative food riots were a potential tinderbox in the city Example sentencesExamples - Everyone knew the stand was a bit of a tinderbox, but none actually thought it would go up.
- While many experts agree that the national forests have become tinderboxes, there is strong disagreement even within the U.S. Forest Service on how to handle the issue.
- And, a three-year drought has turned forests and swamps to tinderboxes.
- In hot, dry summers every tree is a potential tinderbox.
- Even so, an ongoing drought and millions of acres of dead, bark beetle infected trees have turned much of the west into a potential tinderbox.
2historical A box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires. 〈史〉引火盒，火绒盒 Example sentencesExamples - Iron and flint I had in my brass tinderbox, and I knelt down by the rocky ledge and began to gather bits of bark.
- I flicked open the tinderbox, struggled with the flint several times before getting a light, and held it up with a shaking hand.
- She slipped her feet into her shoes then threw on a clean dress, not bothering to tie half of the laces, and around her waist she put on the old belt that had her pouch with the tinderbox in it.
- Nearby Silas's cottage, they find a tinderbox, which makes a townsman recall that a peddler who'd come to town recently carried a tinderbox.
- He placed three logs in it then took out a tinderbox.
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