gridiron

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Wars tends to be a tad more dynamic than gridiron.

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a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

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noun

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

noun

the playing field on which football is played

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gridiron.

noun

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

noun

the playing field on which football is played

Example sentences

Wars tends to be a tad more dynamic than gridiron.

We know that other people don't play gridiron football, but we love our hail mary passes.

The play stoppage, the start/stop nature, specialization of players etc. are what make gridiron football the most strategic of ball games.

"Rugby's a great sport, but it doesn't have anywhere near the tactical sophistication of gridiron.

Suppose you go on to the gridiron at the start of a match dressed as one of the team - you're just there right, not impersonating a member of the team?

Both played on a gridiron, but entirely differently.

In the case of gridiron football the system is a subsidy to the NFL which avoids player development costs...often at taxpayer expense.

Pure aerobic endurance aside, gridiron players are some of the most athletic people on the planet when ranked on things like quickness, strength, vertical leap, agility, and so forth.

Blocking in gridiron might be more like sumo than anything else, but it's probably pretty rough on a guy to repeatedly jump out of a crouching position to collide full-force into a defender, trying to shove him away from your teammates.