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Definitions for Gridiron

[1] a football field.
[2] a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
[3] any framework or network resembling a gridiron.
[4] a structure above the stage of a theater, from which hung scenery and the like are manipulated.
[5] to mark off into squares or design with a network of squares.
[6] a utensil of parallel metal bars, used to grill meat, fish, etc
[7] any framework resembling this utensil
[8] a framework above the stage in a theatre from which suspended scenery, lights, etc, are manipulated
[9] the field of play in American football an informal name for American football (as modifier ) a gridiron hero

Words related to Gridiron

square, stadium, park, gymnasium, field, ring, stage, gym, rink, amphitheater, garden, overpass, crossroad, junction, bridge, passage, intersection, court, track, terrain

Words nearby Gridiron

gridder, griddle, griddlebread, griddlecake, gride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, gridlock, grief, grief-stricken

Origin of Gridiron

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

Word origin for Gridiron

C13 gredire, perhaps variant (through influence of ire iron ) of gredile griddle

Synonyms for Gridiron

field, gym, gymnasium, park, ring, rink, square, stadium, stage, amphitheatre, boards, bowl, circus, coliseum, course, diamond, ground, hippodrome, ice, pit, platform