Voozh

Showing results for:

grid•i•ron /ˈgrɪdˌaɪɚn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Sporta football field.
a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
any framework or network resembling a gridiron.

grid•i•ron (grid′ī′ərn),USA pronunciation n.

Sporta football field.
a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
any framework or network resembling a gridiron.
Show Businessa structure above the stage of a theater, from which hung scenery and the like are manipulated.

v.t.

1250–1300; Middle English gridirne, gridir(e), gridere, variant of gridel griddle; variants in -irne, -ire, etc. are associated by folk etymology with ModE variant irne, ire iron

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gridiron /ˈɡrɪdˌaɪən/ n

a utensil of parallel metal bars, used to grill meat, fish, etc
any framework resembling this utensil
a framework above the stage in a theatre from which suspended scenery, lights, etc, are manipulated
- the field of play in American football
- informal American football

Often shortened to: grid Etymology: 13th Century gredire, perhaps variant (through influence of ire iron) of gredile griddle

Forum discussions with the word(s) "gridironer" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "gridironer".

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/gridironer