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Definition of GANTLET
Pronunciation : GANTLET

noun : GANTLET

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" ;

  • 4. (

    ) 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. (

    ) 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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