GRIDIRON

Gridiron

A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat, fish, vegetables, or combinations of such foods. It may also be two such grids, hinged to fold together, to hold food securely while grilling over an open flame.

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gridiron

Noun

  1. An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
  2. An iron rack or grate used for broiling flesh and fish over coals.
  3. Any object resembling the rack or grate.
  4. The field on which American football is played.
  5. American football.
  6. A generic term for American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.


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