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.

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.

plural of gridiron

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