gridnoun [ C ]
uk/ɡrɪd/us/ɡrɪd/grid noun [ C ] (PATTERN/STRUCTURE)
a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares:
A metal grid had been placed over the hole to prevent people from falling in.
In Barcelona the streets are laid out in/on a grid system.
See also
gridiron
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Nets, grids and grilles
- chicken wire
- cobweb
- dragnet
- drift net
- gauze
- grating
- grille
- lattice
- mesh
- mosquito net
- net
- netting
- reticulation
- trellis
- web
- wire netting
grid noun [ C ] (ELECTRICITY)
a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different power stations across a region:
the national grid
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- armature
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- chip
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrics
- electrode
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- integrated circuit
- LED display
- negative pole
- NiCad
- parallel
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grid noun [ C ] (MAP)
a pattern of squares with numbers or letters used to find places on a map
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Tables, graphs & diagrams
- abscissa
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- bar chart
- chart
- circuit diagram
- coordinate plane
- cross-section
- diagram
- graph
- graphically
- horizontal axis
- plot
- spidergram
- spreadsheet
- tabulate
- the periodic table
- tide table
- vertical axis
- x-axis
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grid noun [ C ] (MOTOR RACING)
also starting grid a pattern of lines marking the start of the track in motor racing (= a sport of racing very fast and powerful cars around a track):
In all, 26 drivers will be on the starting grid tomorrow.
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Motor racing
- autocross
- chicane
- drag race
- dragster
- go-karting
- lap
- motor racing
- NASCAR
- pit
- pit stop
- pole position
- racing car
- racing driver
- scramble
- scrambling
- speedway
- stock car
- the checkered flag
- the chequered flag
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