Definition of gridiron

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grid·i·ron    (grdrn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Football
   1. The field of play.
   2. The game itself.
2. A metal structure high above the stage of a theater, from which ropes or cables are strung to scenery and lights.
3. 1. A flat framework of parallel metal bars used for broiling meat or fish.
   2. An object resembling such a framework.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English gridirne, alteration (influenced by iren, irne, iron), of gridere alteration of gridel ; see griddle

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