The difference between Football field and Gridiron
When used as nouns, football field means a playing field on which the game of football is played, whereas gridiron means an instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
Gridiron is also verb with the meaning: to mark or cover with lines.
check bellow for the other definitions of Football field and Gridiron
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Football field as a noun (American football):
A playing field on which the game of football is played.
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Football field as a noun:
An informal unit of measure of area, equal to 57,600 square feet or 1.32 acres.
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Gridiron as a noun:
An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
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Gridiron as a noun:
An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
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Gridiron as a noun:
Any object resembling the rack or grate.
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Gridiron as a noun (nautical):
An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
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Gridiron as a noun (American football):
The field on which American football is played.
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Gridiron as a noun (uncountable):
American football.
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Gridiron as a noun (uncountable, Australia, and, New Zealand):
A generic term for American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
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Gridiron as a verb:
To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
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Gridiron as a verb (NZ, historical):
To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.