grid, gridiron
(noun) a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.]
From resembling the shape of a gridiron (a square rectilinear grid)
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.
• (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)
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
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
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
