grillage

See also: grillagé

English

Etymology

Originated 1770–80 from French grillage.

Noun

grillage (plural grillages)

1. A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
   • 2003, Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City, Vintage Books, page 144:

     Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers following Root's 'grillage' principle.

References

• “grillage”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “grillage”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

French

Etymology 1

Originated 1730s from grille +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁi.jaʒ/

Noun

grillage m (plural grillages)

1. trellis (of wire or plastic); wire netting

   Le grillage n’est pas assez serré. ― The trellis is not tight enough.

Derived terms

• grillager

Verb

grillage

1. inflection of grillager:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Originated 1740's from grille +‎ -age.

Noun

grillage m (plural grillages)

1. grilling

   Le grillage des saucisses est à point. ― The sausages are grilled to medium-rare.

Further reading

• “grillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.