1
: grating
2
a(1)
: a perforated or ridged metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery
(2)
: an electrode consisting of a mesh or a spiral of fine wire in an electron tube
(3)
: a network of conductors for distribution of electric power
also
: a network of radio or television stations
b
: a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map)
also
: something resembling such a network
a road grid
c
: gridiron sense 3
broadly
: football
3
: the starting positions of cars on a racecourse
4
: a device in a photocomposer on which are located the characters to be exposed as the text is composed
Examples of grid in a Sentence
The students plotted points on a grid.
The city streets form a grid.
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Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
New Yorkers will have a second opportunity to see the full sun perfectly aligned above the grid on July 11 at 8:20 pm ET (0020 GMT July 12).
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2025
Power grids across the country are struggling (or failing) to keep up with AI’s explosive energy requirements.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 May 2025
Once the capital of Guatemala and the seat of Spanish colonial power in Central America, Antigua is framed by three volcanoes—Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango—and laid out in a tidy grid of cobblestone streets.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
New Yorkers will have a second opportunity to see the full sun perfectly aligned above the grid on July 11 at 8:20 pm ET (0020 GMT July 12).
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2025
Power grids across the country are struggling (or failing) to keep up with AI’s explosive energy requirements.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 May 2025
Once the capital of Guatemala and the seat of Spanish colonial power in Central America, Antigua is framed by three volcanoes—Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango—and laid out in a tidy grid of cobblestone streets.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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“Grid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grid. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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grid
noun1
2
: a metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery
3
: an element of an electron tube consisting of a network of fine wire
4
: a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map using coordinates or for counting a sample of particles or organisms on a microscope slide)
5
: a network of conductors for distribution of electrical power
also
: a network of radio or television stations
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