tinderbox
noun/ˈtɪndəbɒks/
/ˈtɪndərbɑːks/
- a box containing dry material, used in the past for lighting a fire
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- (formal) a situation that is likely to become dangerous
- It was clearly a tinderbox situation with demonstrators likely to become violent at any moment.
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