British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
"Matthew Flinders was the first person to circumnavigate Australia and map its entire coastline during his daring voyages in the late 18th century."
bits and splinters and fragments
"it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage"
fragments, splinters
"The team spent hours searching through the Flinders, a collection of small metal scraps and broken wires found at the construction site."
plural of flinder
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinder
"She flinders when she sees that old dog running toward her in the park."
A surname.
"The Flinders family has owned that coastal property for three generations."