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Definition of Tinderbox
1. Noun. A dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence. "The Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
2. Noun. A box for holding tinder.
Definition of Tinderbox
1. Noun. A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire. ¹
2. Noun. (context: by extension) a place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire. ¹
3. Noun. (context: by extension) a potentially dangerous situation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tinderbox
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinderbox
Literary usage of Tinderbox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Steeple-chasing by William Charles Arlington Blew (1901)
"tinderbox, who was the first away, came down at the drop fence in front of the
... At the post and rails tinderbox had increased the lead he previously ..."
2. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1812)
"Production nf r il ''HE inflammation of spunk in the pneumatic tinderbox, by fire
by com- JL the compression of air alone, is a phenomenon, ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1845)
"He marched to the corner of the room where should have stood his cupboard, and
where he sought his tinderbox. But the wind had overturned his cupboard, ..."
4. A History of Steeple-chasing by William Charles Arlington Blew (1901)
"tinderbox, who was the first away, came down at the drop fence in front of the
... At the post and rails tinderbox had increased the lead he previously ..."
5. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1812)
"Production nf r il ''HE inflammation of spunk in the pneumatic tinderbox, by fire
by com- JL the compression of air alone, is a phenomenon, ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1845)
"He marched to the corner of the room where should have stood his cupboard, and
where he sought his tinderbox. But the wind had overturned his cupboard, ..."
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