1 noun HIST for lighting firebosca spoinc2 noun volatile situation or placethe city's a tinderboxtá an chathair ar tí pléascadh, tá an chathair ar tinneallthe area is a religious tinderboxtá an ceantar réidh le pléascadh faoi chúrsaí creidimh3 noun land that could easily ignitethe forests are a tinderboxtá na foraoisí chomh tirim le sponc