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US
/ˈɡɔntɫət/
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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
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to offer or accept a challenge
took up the gauntlet
threw down the gauntlet - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
- a glove with long sleeve
- 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
How To Use gantlet In A Sentence
- As we enter what is sure to be a long period of uncertainty—a gantlet of lost jobs, dwindling assets, home foreclosures and two continuing wars—the downside of stress is certainly worth exploring.
- To do that, however, they must run a gantlet of seismic and magnetic sensors buried along the border.
- We spun, whizzed, dashed, leaped, "cavorted;" we did whatever a birch running the gantlet of whirlpools and breakers may do, except the fatal finality of a somerset. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862
- It's almost impossible to get to the end of the gantlet without being branded a criminal. Senate Adjusts Rules, But Keeps Filibuster
- I claim it has to be "gantlet," and he of course says, "yo mama! The State of Things
- Now, these folks should be fun to interview, but in order to get to them one must circumvent a gantlet of corporate shills with their characteristic high-viscosity personalities.
- It's been a year since drunken naval aviators at the Tailhook convention assaulted 26 women in a "gantlet" at the Las Vegas Hilton, and no officer has been charged. Tailhook: Throwing Down the Gantlet
- At one stage in the hiring process, I went through a gantlet of nearly a full day of interviews with Sierra Club Board members and senior staff. Michael Brune: Thanks, Carl
- The elite take great pains and pride in priming their bodies and minds for the grueling six-month gantlet required of a brutal, collision sport. Training season: Shape guru helps Bush, L.T. prime
- A gantlet is a flogging ordeal, literally or figuratively. Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage
