Definition of Tinderbox
Tinderbox
tin·der·box
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
patch box or metal box for containing tinder, fire-steel, used together to strike a spark or to help kindle a fire;
e.g. Tinderboxes were used to light fires due to a scarcity of matches.
(noun)
a potentially unstable or volatile situation;
e.g. The tension in the prison makes it a veritable tinderbox of violence.
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