Gridiron Definition

grĭdīərn
noun
The game itself.
American Heritage
A football field.
Webster's New World
A framework of metal bars or wires on which to broil meat or fish; grill.
Webster's New World
A metal structure high above the stage of a theater, from which ropes or cables are strung to scenery and lights.
American Heritage
Any framework or network resembling a gridiron.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gridiron

Noun

Singular:
gridiron
Plural:
gridirons

Origin of Gridiron

  • Middle English gridirne lattice, grill alteration (influenced by iren, irne iron) of gridere alteration of gridel griddle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin uncertain; the ending was assimilated to iron.

    From Wiktionary

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