Grille (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
  2. an opening, usually covered by grillwork, for admitting air to cool the engine of an automobile or the like; radiator grille.
  3. any of various perforated screens, sheets, etc., used to cover something, as on a radio for protecting the amplifier or in cryptography for coding purposes.
  4. a ticket window covered by a grating.
  5. a square-shaped winning opening on the hazard side of the court.
adjective
  1. cooked on a grill; broiled.
  2. having an ornamental bar or grate pattern across the open areas of a lace motif.
noun
  1. a framework, esp of metal bars arranged to form an ornamental pattern, used as a screen or partition
  2. a grating, often chromium-plated, that admits cooling air to the radiator of a motor vehicle
  3. a metal or wooden openwork grating used as a screen or divider
  4. a protective screen, usually plastic or metal, in front of the loudspeaker in a radio, record player, etc
  5. the opening in one corner of the receiver's end of the court
  6. a group of small pyramidal marks impressed in parallel rows into a stamp to prevent reuse
Grille (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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