# gridiron

/ˈɡɹɪˌdaɪɝn/ (US) · /ɡɹˈɪdaɪən/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/gridiron
Updated: 2026-10-17

## Definition

a metal frame with bars that you cook food on over a fire. People also use it to mean an American football field because the white lines look like a grill.

For teachers: a metal grate for grilling food over open heat, marked by parallel bars. By extension, an American football field or the game itself, named for the field's lined pattern.

## Examples

- He puts corn on the gridiron over the fire.
- The campers clean the old gridiron before grilling fish over the campfire.
- Under the stadium lights, the muddy gridiron bore the marks of every tackle, its white yard lines half erased by rain and cleats.

## Synonyms

grill, grate, field

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