metal grate

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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grate
noun[C]
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
a metal structure that holds coal or wood in ...
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(Definition ofmetalandgratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was also a back bar area that had the ability to be closed off during all-ages shows by lowering metal grates over the window openings.
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They discover a window with a thinmetalgrate.
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Rather, the water drains though ametalgrateset into the ground underneath it.
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After his lighter fails, he strikes the ax against ametalgrate, which sparks, ignites the gas and destroys the nest.
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The sheet from the spikedmetalgratemakes him look like a banana, in which he starts to peel.
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The jail was simply a largemetalgrateon the ground of one end of the schoolyard.
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The suspendedmetalgrateis often referred to as a gridiron.
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The older span was originally built in 1891 with a wooden deck; this was replaced in 1933 with ametalgrateto allow snow to melt through.
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However, the entiremetalgratedeck and steel truss was replaced in 1995 with a slightly wider modern metal beam structure and an asphalt covered roadway.
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Underneath the towers, steam rises up through metal grates from a dark floor with twinkling lights on it.
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A metal grating 6 feet in diameter surrounds the base in two sections.
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A tunnel ran under the gatehouse, with several metal grates and wooden doors.
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She received her food and drink from friends and family through a metal grating on the outside wall.
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Due to the danger of cave-ins the tunnels pose, they are all shut with metal grates.
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The ground floor windows in front are protected by metal grates and vertical blinds.
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An earlier footbridge built of chicken wire and metal grates certainly did not fit the bill.
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