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Tinderbox Situation Bre /ˈtɪndəbɒks/Name /ˈtɪndərbɑːks Noun 1 A Box Dry Material

Front tinderbox
Back BrE /ˈtɪndəbɒks/NAmE /ˈtɪndərbɑːks/

noun

1 a box containing dry material, used in the past for lighting a fire

2 (formal) a situation that is likely to become dangerousIt was clearly a tinderbox situation with demonstrators likely to become violent at any moment.

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