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KK Pronunciation

〔 `gæntlIt, `gɒn- 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋ^æntlit, ˋ^ɒ:n- 〕


Overview of noun gantlet

The noun gantlet has 5 senses


  • gauntlet, gantlet -- (to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet")

  • gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove -- (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)

  • gauntlet, gantlet -- (a glove with long sleeve)

  • 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)

  • 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)