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gantletenUK
gantleta railroad track construction used in narrow places; an ordeal
Not to be confused with:gauntlet – a glove; a challenge: take up the gauntletgant·let 1 G0038000 (gônt′lĭt, gänt′-)n. A section of double railroad tracks formed by the temporary convergence of two otherwise parallel tracks in such a way that each set remains independent while traversing the same ground, affording passage at a narrow place without need of switching.tr.v. gant·let·ed, gant·let·ing, gant·lets To converge (railroad tracks) to form a gantlet.
[Variant of gauntlet.]
gant·let 2 G0038000 (gônt′lĭt, gänt′-)n. Variant of gauntlet1.
gant·let 3 G0038000 (gônt′lĭt, gänt′-)n. Variant of gauntlet2.gantlet (ˈɡæntlɪt; ˈɡɔːnt-) n1. (Railways) a section of a railway where two tracks overlap2. (Military) US a variant spelling of gauntlet23. (Clothing & Fashion) US a variant spelling of gauntlet2[C17 gantlope (modern spelling influenced by gauntlet1), from Swedish gatlopp, literally: passageway, from gata way (related to gate3) + lop course]
gantlet (ˈɡæntlɪt; ˈɡɔːnt-) n (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a variant of gauntlet1gaunt•let1 (ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt-)
n. 1. a mailed glove worn with a suit of armor to protect the hand. 2. a glove with an extended cuff. 3. the cuff itself. Idioms: 1. take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge to fight. 2. throw down the gauntlet, to challenge someone to fight. [1375–1425; late Middle English gantelet < Middle French, diminutive of gant glove < Germanic *want-; compare Old Norse vǫttr] gaunt′let•ed, adj. gaunt•let2 (ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt-)
n. 1. a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed. 2. the two rows of men administering this punishment. 3. an attack from two or all sides. 4. a severe test; ordeal. Idioms: run the gauntlet, to suffer severe criticism or tribulation. Also, gantlet (for defs. 1, 2, 4). [1670–80; alter. of gantlope] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gantlet - to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"gauntletchallenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight | | 2. |  gantlet - a glove of armored leather; protects the handmetal glove, gauntletbody armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole bodyglove - handwear: covers the hand and wrist | | 3. | gantlet - a glove with long sleevegauntletglove - handwear: covers the hand and wrist | | 4. | 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 timesrailroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" | | 5. | 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 victimgauntletcorporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
TranslationsgantletenUK
gantlet[′gȯnt·lət] (civil engineering) A stretch of overlapping railroad track, with one rail of one track being between the two rails of another track; used over narrow bridges and passes. gantletenUK
Related to gantlet: gauntlet, run the gantletSynonyms for gantletnoun to offer or accept a challengeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a glove of armored leatherSynonymsRelated Words- body armor
- body armour
- cataphract
- coat of mail
- suit of armor
- suit of armour
- glove
noun a glove with long sleeveSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow placeRelated Words- railroad track
- railway
- railroad
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 victimSynonymsRelated Words |