Grille
noun
A metal frame with bars across it, used as a cover for an opening.
He looked out at the street through the grille in his front door.
Often appears as...
- radiator grille
- front grille
noun
A grating used as a screen or barrier on a window or door.
The bank teller sat behind a protective grille.
Often appears as...
- protective grille
- window grille
noun
The part of a car's front end where air enters to cool the engine.
The car was easily recognizable by its distinctive grille.
Often appears as...
- car grille
- front end grille
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A speaker cover on radios and hi-fi equipment.
He removed the grille to inspect the speaker.
Often appears as...
- speaker grille
- remove the grille
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A metal frame with bars across it, used as a cover for an opening.
He looked out at the street through the grille in his front door.
Often appears as...
- radiator grille
- front grille
noun
A grating used as a screen or barrier on a window or door.
The bank teller sat behind a protective grille.
Often appears as...
- protective grille
- window grille
noun
The part of a car's front end where air enters to cool the engine.
The car was easily recognizable by its distinctive grille.
Often appears as...
- car grille
- front end grille
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A speaker cover on radios and hi-fi equipment.
He removed the grille to inspect the speaker.
Often appears as...
- speaker grille
- remove the grille
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Security Purpose
Grilles are often used to provide security while allowing airflow and light.
Shops protect their windows with strong grilles after closing.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Variance
Grille materials vary: they can be made from steel, iron, or aluminum, affecting their appearance.
The ornate iron grille added character to the historic building.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Element
Grilles can be decorative, with intricate patterns or simple, with a focus on function.
The restaurant's entrance had a beautiful grille with a floral motif.
Pro Tip 1/3Security Purpose
Grilles are often used to provide security while allowing airflow and light.
Shops protect their windows with strong grilles after closing.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Variance
Grille materials vary: they can be made from steel, iron, or aluminum, affecting their appearance.
The ornate iron grille added character to the historic building.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Element
Grilles can be decorative, with intricate patterns or simple, with a focus on function.
The restaurant's entrance had a beautiful grille with a floral motif.
Pro Tip 1/3Security Purpose
Grilles are often used to provide security while allowing airflow and light.
Shops protect their windows with strong grilles after closing.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Variance
Grille materials vary: they can be made from steel, iron, or aluminum, affecting their appearance.
The ornate iron grille added character to the historic building.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Element
Grilles can be decorative, with intricate patterns or simple, with a focus on function.
The restaurant's entrance had a beautiful grille with a floral motif.
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Quote examples
Brad Paisley
American Musician
It's a very smart, progressive bunch, these people that make country music. They're not country hicks sitting behind a desk with a big cigar giving out record deals and driving round in Cadillacs with cattle horns on the front grille: it's a bunch of really wonderful, open-minded, great people down on Music Row that make this music.
Quote examples
J. G. Ballard
British Author
I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator grille is as much a political statement as a Rolls Royce radiator grille, one enshrining a machine aesthetic driven by a populist optimism, the other enshrining a hierarchical and exclusive social order.
Quote examples
Brad Paisley
American Musician
It's a very smart, progressive bunch, these people that make country music. They're not country hicks sitting behind a desk with a big cigar giving out record deals and driving round in Cadillacs with cattle horns on the front grille: it's a bunch of really wonderful, open-minded, great people down on Music Row that make this music.
Quote examples
J. G. Ballard
British Author
I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator grille is as much a political statement as a Rolls Royce radiator grille, one enshrining a machine aesthetic driven by a populist optimism, the other enshrining a hierarchical and exclusive social order.
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