grille
noun/ɡrɪl/
/ɡrɪl/
(also grill)
- a screen made of metal bars or wire that is placed in front of a window, door or machine in order to protect it
- a radiator grille (= at the front of a car)
- a security grille
- Ensure that the grille is in place while the machinery is in operation.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrille is used after these nouns:- radiator
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin, craticula, diminutive of cratis ‘hurdle’; related to crate, grate ‘metal frame’, and griddle.
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