noun Download 🔗Share An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. Examples : "The gridiron, a cruel instrument of torture, was used to secure the victims before the flames consumed them. " utensil weapon history suffering inhuman war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. Examples : "The chef placed the fish on the gridiron over the hot coals to cook it quickly. " utensil food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any object resembling the rack or grate. Examples : "The barbecue had a metal gridiron for cooking the steaks. " utensil item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs. Examples : "The ship's gridiron held the damaged water pipes for repair. " nautical machine structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A raised framework from which lighting is suspended. Examples : "The school play's stage had a large gridiron holding the spotlights above the actors. " stage building entertainment architecture technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The field on which American football is played. Examples : "The students practiced their football plays on the gridiron before the game. " sport game area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football. Examples : "My brother loves watching the gridiron games on TV. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross. Examples : "The landscaper gridironed the new garden plot with lines of string to help with planting rows of flowers. " mark action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders. Examples : "The developer tried to gridiron the farmland by buying up irregular parcels, hoping to make it difficult for anyone else to acquire enough land to build a proper subdivision. " property business law economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading