Gantlet Definition
gôntlĭt, gänt-
gantlets
noun
gantlets
A former military punishment in which the offender had to run between two rows of men who struck him with clubs, etc. as he passed.
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A section of railroad track through a narrow passage where two lines of track overlap, one rail of each line being within the rails of the other.
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A series of troubles or difficulties.
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Alternative spelling of gauntlet.
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Synonyms:
- gauntlet
- metal glove
- handwear
verb
To overlap (railroad tracks) so as to make a gantlet.
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idiom
run the gantlet
- to be punished by means of the gantlet
- to proceed while under attack from both sides, as by criticism
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Other Word Forms of Gantlet
Noun
Singular:
gantlet
Plural:
gantletsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Gantlet
- run the gantlet
Origin of Gantlet
Variant of gauntlet
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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