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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grid•i•ron /ˈgrɪdˌaɪɚn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sporta football field.
- a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
- any framework or network resembling a gridiron.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grid•i•ron (grid′ī′ərn),USA pronunciation n. - Sporta football field.
- a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
- any framework or network resembling a gridiron.
- Show Businessa structure above the stage of a theater, from which hung scenery and the like are manipulated.
v.t. - to mark off into squares or design with a network of squares.
- 1250–1300; Middle English gridirne, gridir(e), gridere, variant of gridel griddle; variants in -irne, -ire, etc. are associated by folk etymology with ModE variant irne, ire iron
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gridiron /ˈɡrɪdˌaɪən/ n - a utensil of parallel metal bars, used to grill meat, fish, etc
- any framework resembling this utensil
- a framework above the stage in a theatre from which suspended scenery, lights, etc, are manipulated
- the field of play in American football
- an informal name for American football
Often shortened to: grid Etymology: 13th Century gredire, perhaps variant (through influence of ire iron) of gredile griddle |