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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Thater and Ayala adjusted the grid’s corners at the top, and marked the exact center of the wall with tape, before test projecting the footage.
—
Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
On May 4th this year, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued a Level 3 Essential Actions Alert, its highest classification, after data centers disconnected more than a gigawatt of load from the grid in seconds on multiple occasions.
—Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Today, there are proposals to build more transfer capacity between Texas and neighboring grids.
—Fangxing Fran Li, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for grid
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
On May 4th this year, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued a Level 3 Essential Actions Alert, its highest classification, after data centers disconnected more than a gigawatt of load from the grid in seconds on multiple occasions.
—Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Today, there are proposals to build more transfer capacity between Texas and neighboring grids.
—Fangxing Fran Li, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for grid
Cite this Entry
“Grid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grid. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
