grillage

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grillage

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Originated 1770–80 from French grillage.

noun grillages

A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas. Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers following Root's 'grillage' principle.

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@misc{grillage_2026,
  title = {grillage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grillage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}