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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
matchwood
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A forest of matchwood and cheap furniture marches in rows.
▪ Their boat was shattered into matchwood against the rocks and sank instantly.
▪ This was as well, for even a single light raid would have reduced the flimsy huts to matchwood.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
matchwood

matchwood \matchwood\ n.

  1. wood in small pieces or splinters; as, the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks. [WordNet sense 1 & 3]

    Syn: splinters.

  2. Wood suitable for making matchsticks.

Wiktionary
matchwood

n. wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches

WordNet
matchwood

  1. n. wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" [syn: splinters]

  2. wood suitable for making matchsticks

  3. fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"

Wikipedia
Matchwood

Matchwood may refer to:

  • Matchwood Township, Michigan
  • Wood which has splintered small under impact
  • Wood used to make matches

Usage examples of "matchwood".

They charged in among the Khonds and scattered them and the air was filled with shouts and the twangings of bow strings, and the terrible ripping sound of splintering oars as a whole bank was crushed into matchwood.