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Definition of grillage in English: grillagenoun ˈɡrɪlɪdʒ A heavy framework of cross-timbering or metal beams forming a foundation for building on difficult ground. Example sentencesExamples - Without the luxury of any preexisting steel columns to work with, crews placed the building on a grillage of cast-in-place concrete beams set on base isolators.
- To prevent this central space from overheating, the glass is protected by an external grillage of fixed wooden louvres.
- The structural grillages may bear upon load cells equipped to signal the build-up of sludge on the interior of the liner.
- All exposed steel parts of the grillages were protected by a three-coat paint system.
- All of the steel grillages and columns that were left in place or incorporated into the new structure were sandblasted to remove accumulated rust.
Origin Late 18th century: from French (see grille, -age). Rhymes pillage, spillage, stillage, tillage, village Definition of grillage in US English: grillagenoun A heavy framework of cross-timbering or metal beams forming a foundation for building, especially on soft, wet, or unstable ground. Example sentencesExamples - To prevent this central space from overheating, the glass is protected by an external grillage of fixed wooden louvres.
- The structural grillages may bear upon load cells equipped to signal the build-up of sludge on the interior of the liner.
- All of the steel grillages and columns that were left in place or incorporated into the new structure were sandblasted to remove accumulated rust.
- All exposed steel parts of the grillages were protected by a three-coat paint system.
- Without the luxury of any preexisting steel columns to work with, crews placed the building on a grillage of cast-in-place concrete beams set on base isolators.
Origin Late 18th century: from French (see grille, -age). |