how to pronounce gridiron
/ˈɡɹɪˌdaɪɚn/
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gridiron is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of gridiron in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… room of gridiron fanatics he laid out an …”
meanings of gridiron
noun:
- An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
- American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
- A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.
- Any object resembling the rack or grate.
- An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
- An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
- The field on which American football is played.
verb:
- To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
- To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
gridiron frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word gridiron occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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