radiator grille

noun

1. a grille in an automobile or the like for air cooling of the liquid in the cooling system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiator grille¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The car stopped and the horn sounded as the woman came up and stood right against the radiator grille.

From Literature

"The new Mini Electric concept is instantly recognisable from the front by its hexagonal radiator grille and circular headlights," says BMW.

From BBC

A few miles out of town, he stopped to wipe the boy’s blood off the radiator grille.

From The Guardian

It was a modest vehicle, square and bulky in the manner of a Dodge, so long in front as to look out of balance and with its radiator grille low over the bumper.

From Literature

And with pure outrageous chutzpah, Hitchcock superimposes the skull's death's-head subliminally on his grin, and then dissolves to the radiator grille of Marion's recovered car.

From The Guardian