| Definition of 'gantlet' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet
to offer or accept a challenge
"threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
2. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
3. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet
a glove with long sleeve
4. (noun) gantlet
the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
5. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet
a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
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| Definition of 'gantlet' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gantlet
a military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another, who struck him as he passed
2. (noun) gantlet
a glove. See Gauntlet
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