flint

🇬🇧 UK/flint/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A hard quartz rock that produces sparks when struck against steel; a piece of this used in a lighter or firearm.

燧石,打火石

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
flintother
=flint

Common Collocations

  • 1.flint and steel燧石和钢铁
  • 2.flint rock燧石

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Flint was used as a building material in medieval churches.

  • 2.

    A spark from flint and steel could start a fire in wet conditions.

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