gridiron
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++grid·i·ron /ˈɡrɪdaɪən $ -ərn/ noun [countable] 1. DFUan open frame of metal bars for cooking meat or fish over a very hot fire 〔用来烧烤肉或鱼的〕烤架2. American EnglishDSA a field marked in white lines for American football 〔画有白线的〕美式橄榄球场，美式足球场
Examples from the Corpus
gridiron• His belly was a crucible, his ribs were a gridiron, and his fingers were tongs.• In fact Auguste and Sid were the only volunteers and even Auguste had second thoughts as he smelt them on the gridiron.• It is curious, by the way, that the gridiron plan should have gone on so long.• And this gridiron pendulum can truly stand the heat with no ill effects.• As suddenly as the mountains appeared, they fell away, and a vast gridiron of lights appeared out of nowhere.Origin gridiron (1200-1300) griddle + irongrid·i·ron nounChineseSyllable
an bars for metal Corpus cooking open of frame
gridiron
grid‧i‧ron /ˈɡrɪdaɪən $ -ərn/
noun [countable]
2. American English a field marked in white lines for American football
grid‧i‧ron /ˈɡrɪdaɪən $ -ərn/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Origin: griddle + iron
1. an open frame of metal bars for cooking meat or fish over a very hot fireOrigin: griddle + iron
2. American English a field marked in white lines for American football