Gantlet Definition & Meaning
gantlet
- noun
- to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
- a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
- a glove with long sleeve
- 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
- 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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- What does gantlet mean?
- to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" a glove of armored leather; protects the hand a glove with long sleeve 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 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
- What part of speech is gantlet?
- Gantlet is a noun.
- How many definitions does gantlet have?
- Gantlet has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).