Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Flinders /flĭn'-dẽrz/ · Flin·ders · IPA /ˈflɪndəz/ 01 n. pl. Small pieces or splinters; fragments. 1. Small pieces or splinters; fragments. “The tough ash spear, so stout and true, Into a thousand flinders flew.” — Sir W. Scott.