plural of gridiron

Any object resembling the rack or grate. / (nautical) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.

To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.

An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. / An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.

simple past tense and past participle of gridiron

present participle of gridiron

plural of gridironer

An American football player.

collectively, Canadian football and American football