a framework of beams laid crosswise, used as a support or foundation, as for a building on soft ground
Origin of grillage
Fr, wirework, grating, frame from grille: see grillegrillage
gril·lageWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"grillage." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/grillage>.
APA Style
grillage. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/grillage
grillage
noun
A network or frame of timber or steel serving as a foundation, usually on ground that is wet or soft.
Origin of grillage
French from Old French trellis from greille gridiron ; see grill .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"grillage." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/grillage>.
APA Style
grillage. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/grillage
Noun
(plural grillages)
- a foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
Origin
Originated 1770–80 from French grillage.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"grillage." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/grillage>.
APA Style
grillage. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/grillage
