gantlet

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

the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place

a glove with long sleeve

a glove of armored leather

to offer or accept a challenge

Roots

gatloppgantlet- · Swedish · lane-running punishment (gata 'lane' + lopp 'course')

Synonyms for gantlet

gauntletn

Words related to gantlet

gantlope glovedadj ungloved glovesn glovingn mittn gruelingadj rigorsn footracen footslogv mazelike slogv arduousadj

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The word gantlet breaks down into one root of Swedish origin: the root gantlet, from Swedish gatlopp (“lane-running punishment (gata 'lane' + lopp 'course')”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.