Synonyms for gridiron
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : grid-ahy-ern |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrɪdˌaɪ ərn |
Top 10 synonyms for gridiron Other synonyms for the word gridiron
- amphitheatre
- athletic field
- battlefield
- boards
- bowl
- circuit
- circus
- cloverleaf
- coliseum
- course
- crosswalk
- crossway
- decussation
- diamond
- exchange
- fairground
- fry pan
- grade crossing
- grating
- gridiron
- ground
- grounds
- hippodrome
- ice
- interchange
- intersection
- junction
- landing strip
- loop
- lot
- network
- overpass
- park
- passage
- pit
- platform
- playground
- playing area
- race track
- racecourse
- range
- ring
- rink
- screen
- spider
- square
- stade
- stadium
- stage
- strand
- terrain
- theater
- track
- traversal
- traverse
- turf
- underpass
- wok
Définition of gridiron
Origin :- cooking utensil, early 14c., griderne, alteration (by association with iron) of gridire (late 13c.), a variant of gridil (see griddle). Confusion of "l" and "r" was common in Norman dialect. Also a medieval instrument of torture by fire. As the word for a U.S. football field, by 1896, for its lines.
- As in arena : noun building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
- As in stadium : noun arena for recreation or spectating
- As in crossing : noun pathway to traverse larger path
- As in field : noun arena with special use, as athletics
- As in frying pan : noun skillet
- He has all his housework there, a broom and a duster, and I dare say he has a cooking-stove and a gridiron.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- The gridiron of Saint Lawrence is of an agreeable freshness to him.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Cold potatoes may be fried in slices or quarters, or broiled on a gridiron.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Cut out the stems, and put them, with the top of the mushrooms downwards, on a gridiron.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- Put them on a gridiron that has been well rubbed with sweet butter.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- Then would you lind me the loan of a gridiron, sir and you'll obleege me?
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- Why, Patrick, what puts the notion of a gridiron into your head?
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- Then lend me the loan of a gridiron, I say, and bad scram to you.
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- Then, would you lind me the loan of a gridiron, if you plase?
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- And now, Captain jewel, it is I that wishes we had a gridiron.
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
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