gridiron
About 0.26 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- noun An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
- noun Any object resembling the rack or grate.
- noun An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
- noun A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.
- noun The field on which American football is played.
- noun American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
- verb To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
Similar words
grid football field gibbet searing-iron firing iron parrilla iron maiden iron lady garrotte crucifixion
Often followed by
club of pattern plan and dinner street pendulum system
Word family
gridirons
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