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grillage
[ gril-ij ]
/ ˈgrɪl ɪdʒ /
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noun
a framework of crossing beams used for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
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Also called grid.
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How to use grillage in a sentence
All timber grillage and the tops of all piles should be kept below the lowest water level, and be capped with concrete or stone.
But if the iron grillage had ever been furnished, it had disappeared before the recollection of the oldest clodhopper.
The Life Of Sir John Falstaff|Robert B. BroughThe grillage is filled solidly with concrete and flushed smooth on top to receive the brickwork of the chimney.
The New York Subway|AnonymousEach arch ring was reinforced by a grillage of longitudinal and transverse rods.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette
British Dictionary definitions for grillage
grillage
/ (ˈɡrɪlɪdʒ) /
noun
an arrangement of beams and crossbeams used as a foundation on soft ground
Word Origin for grillage
C18: from French, from griller to furnish with a grille
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