grillage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grillage
From French, dating back to 1770–80; see origin at grille, -age
Example Sentences
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Both of these liquids have specific pericosities given by P = 2.5C.n^6-7 where n is the diathetical evolute of retrograde temperature phase disposition and C is Cholmondeley's annular grillage coefficient.
From Time Magazine Archive
On top of these they laid a grillage of steel, then filled it with cement.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Once complete, this grillage of steel would be filled and covered with Portland cement to produce a broad, rigid raft that Root called a floating foundation.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
It meant that Burnham could use Root’s floating grillage for foundations without having to worry about catastrophic settlement.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers in accord with Root’s grillage principle, then used steam-powered derricks to raise the tall posts of iron and steel that formed each building’s frame.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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