GRIDIRON


Meaning of GRIDIRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɡrɪdˌaɪən ]

n. 1 a cooking utensil of metal bars for broiling or grilling. 2 a frame of parallel beams for supporting a ship in dock. 3 US a football field (with parallel lines marking out the area of play). 4 Theatr. a plank structure over a stage supporting the mechanism for drop-scenes etc. 5 = GRID 6. [ME gredire, var. of gredil GRIDDLE, later assoc. with IRON]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.