radiator grille

American  

noun

1. a grille in an automobile or the like for air cooling of the liquid in the cooling system.

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Etymology

Origin of radiator grille

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The car stopped and the horn sounded as the woman came up and stood right against the radiator grille.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan