radiator grille
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of radiator grille
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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And with pure outrageous chutzpah, Hitchcock superimposes the skull's death's-head subliminally on his grin, and then dissolves to the radiator grille of Marion's recovered car.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2012
Adds Dennis Jones, who takes a full day to make a radiator grille: "Henry Royce would be proud to have his name on this car."
From Time Magazine Archive
Graham has been dressed up more radically than any other 1938 model, with fenders and radiator grille both showing a pronounced forward rake, headlights faired into the front of the fenders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Immaculate except for a slight scratch on the radiator grille where a bird had hit it, Carlsson's tiny white Saab was 33 min. ahead of its nearest competitor.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a modest vehicle, square and bulky in the manner of a Dodge, so long in front as to look out of balance and with its radiator grille low over the bumper.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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