a method of locating a point on a map or plan by a number referring to the lines of a grid drawn upon the map or plan and to subdivisions of the space between the lines
Examples of 'grid reference' in a sentence
grid reference
The destination is just a grid reference.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Having checked with the American pilot, the wrong grid reference was given.
The Sun (2010)
Often they are calling for close-air support from bombers and attack helicopters and any error in the grid reference could be fatal for friendly forces.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They would give us an eight-figure grid reference, which was the next checkpoint and could be three to 11 miles away.