GRIDIRON

grid, gridiron

(noun) a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

gridiron (plural gridirons)

An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. [from 13th c.]

An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. [from 14th c.]

Etymology 2

From resembling the shape of a gridiron (a square rectilinear grid)

Noun

gridiron (countable and uncountable, plural gridirons)

Any object resembling the rack or grate. [from 15th c.]

(nautical) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.

(theatre) A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.

(American football) The field on which American football is played. [from 19th c.]

(uncountable, Australia and New Zealand) American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.

Synonyms

• (playing field for American football): football field

• (football, Canadian and American): North American football, gridiron football, football (North American English)

• (American football): football (US English)

Verb

gridiron (third-person singular simple present gridirons, present participle gridironing, simple past and past participle gridironed)

To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.

(NZ, historical) To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.

Source: Wiktionary

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Grid"i`ron, n. Etym: [OE. gredire, gredirne, from tthe same source as E. griddle, but the ending wass confused with E. iron. See Griddle.]

1. A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs. 3. (Sport)

Definition: A football field. Gridiron pendulum. See under Pendulum.

– Gridiron valve (Steam Engine), a slide valve with several parallel perforations corresponding to openings in the seat on which the valve moves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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