Gridiron

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Football The field of play.
  • n. Football The game itself.
  • n. A metal structure high above the stage of a theater, from which ropes or cables are strung to scenery and lights.
  • n. A flat framework of parallel metal bars used for broiling meat or fish.
  • n. An object resembling such a framework.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. American football.
  • n. A generic term for American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals.
  • n. An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
  • n. A football field; -- so called because of the resemblance of the parallel marked yard lines to a gridiron{1}.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A grated utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals or in front of a fire-grate, usually a square frame with a handle, short legs, and transverse bars.
  • n. A frame formed of cross-beams of wood or iron, on which a ship rests for inspection or repair at low water; a grid.
  • To cover with parallel lines or bars, like those of a gridiron: often said of railroads, as giving such an appearance to the map.
  • n. In Amer. foot-ball, a trivial term applied to the field of play, in allusion to the fact that it is crossed by transverse white lines every five yards. It is also sometimes called a checker-board, because recent rules provide for longitudinal lines as well.
  • n. A structure of planks erected above the stage of a theater to support the mechanism by which the drop-scenes, etc., are worked.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
  • n. the playing field on which football is played
    • Verb Form
    gridirons   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cooking utensil    cookware    field    playing field    playing area   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    grille    brander    brand iron    brandreth    football field   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dripping-pan    broiler    fishing rod    griddle    toothpick   
     
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