grate
noun
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
gratelike
-
a word derived from
grate.
Example Sentences
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The method of it is to suspend a fire of lightwood knots, which is built within a hollow, gratelike iron frame over the water.
From When the Cock Crows by Baily, Waldron
