Grille
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![A wooden window grill in Plaza del Conde del Real, Valencia (Spain). The structure was probably used as a stable.](/Images/godic/202412/22/ValenciaGrill4723.JPG")
A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects including animals in or out.