tinderbox

tinderbox Definition

tinder·box (-bäks′)

noun

Obsolete a metal box for holding tinder, flint, and steel for starting a fire
any highly flammable object, structure, etc.
a place or situation likely to be the source of a flare-up of trouble, war, etc.

tinderbox Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

potential: However, the fixture list has thrown up one fixture that is a potential tinderbox.

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