Grille (architecture)

A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals) from going in or out.

For the related automobile use, see Grille (car). For the German self-propelled gun, see Grille (artillery).
For other uses, see grill (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Reja.


A similar definition is "a French term for an enclosure in either iron or bronze."

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