radiator grille

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noun

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

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Origin of radiator grille

First recorded in 1955–60

It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once there, I have two windows looking our on our courtyard, and a radiator for coziness.
How I Write: Diane Johnson|Noah Charney|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Love the author photo, with the Isro and all, sitting on a radiator cover at The New Yorker.
The Most Underrated Novels I’ve Edited|Daniel Menaker|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The room, perhaps 10 by 25 feet, seemed like a prison cell: blankets on the floors, a bottle of water, a Quran on the radiator.
My Harrowing Kidnapping Ordeal in Syria|Balint Szlanko|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Any idea why it tasted like some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde?
Guy Fieri Battles Scathing New York Times Review by Pete Wells|Katie Baker|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If not obtained at first, let the slide stand in a warm place, as upon a hot-water radiator, for an hour.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
And indeed, it mattered little to her—an Eastern woman whose life was usually bounded by a grille.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Girls are just like cats; they all like to mope around the register or the steam radiator in cold weather.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Finally, however, she undressed, shuddering although the room was warmed by an electric radiator.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Had the automatic snout poking through the steel grille of the rear of the cage.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various