Answer: gratings

AnswerCrossword Clue
GRATINGSGrilles, e.g.
GRATINGSSubway vent covers.
gratingsGRATING, a network of bars covering an opening
gratingsA set of equally spaced parallel wires, or a surface ruled with equally spaced parallel lines, used to produce spectra by diffraction
gratingsA framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation