grid /ɡrɪd/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: gridiron]

1. a metal frame with bars across it ⇒ cattle grid

2. a pattern of straight lines that cross each other and form squares:
Its streets were laid out in a grid pattern.

3. a set of numbered lines printed on a map so that the exact position of any place can be referred to:
The pilots were just given a grid reference (=number referring to a point on a map) of the target.

4. the network of electricity supply wires that connects power stations and provides electricity to buildings in an area:
the national grid (=the electricity supply in a country)

5. (also starting grid) a set of starting positions for all the cars in a motor race

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grid
noun
I. pattern of lines that cross each other
ADJ. rectangular, square | regular
GRID + NOUN line, pattern, square, system The artist drew a set of grid lines over the area to be painted.

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grid
II. system of squares drawn on a map
GRID + NOUN line, reference, square The grid lines on the map run north-south. An Ordnance Survey grid reference gives the position of a place to within 100 metres.

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grid
III. system of electric cables
ADJ. national | electricity
GRID + NOUN system Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system.

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