# gridiron football

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. American football and Canadian football, collectively.

## Etymology
From gridiron + football from the former demarcations on the football field, which was like a gridiron, and being a sport derived from rugby football.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gridiron-football