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What does gridiron mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word gridiron? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. [from 13th c.]
  2. An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. [from 14th c.]
Noun
  1. Any object resembling the rack or grate. [from 15th c.]
  2. (nautical) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
  3. (American football) The field on which American football is played. [from 19th c.]
  4. (uncountable) American football.
  5. (uncountable, Australia and New Zealand) A generic term for American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
Verb
  1. To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
  2. (New Zealand, historical) To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
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