grillwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grillwork
Example Sentences
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The largest structure, a six-story building with dozens of broken windows, is sealed shut with rusting metal grillwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
The open-air terrace that most people visit, wrapping the 86th floor, has been little altered from the early years with its limestone balustrade and familiar stainless-steel grillwork.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
The filigree of the facade panels was inspired by African-American grillwork in South Carolina and Louisiana, which had West-African roots.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2016
Earlier this year, some of the grillwork of the Pont des Arts collapsed under the weight of all that love.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
The windows were boarded up, and the remnants of iron grillwork hung from the frames.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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