gantlet

Other forms: gantlets

Definitions of gantlet

1. noun

   a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
   synonyms: gauntlet, metal glove

   type of:

   glove

   handwear: covers the hand and wrist
2. noun

   a glove with long sleeve
   synonyms: gauntlet

   type of:

   glove

   handwear: covers the hand and wrist
3. noun

   to offer or accept a challenge
   synonyms: gauntlet

   type of:

   challenge, gauntlet

   a call to engage in a contest or fight
4. noun

   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
   synonyms: gauntlet

   type of:

   corporal punishment

   the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
5. noun

   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
   type of:

   railroad, railroad track, railway

   a line of track providing a runway for wheels