Definitions for gantletˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gant•letˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt-(n.)

  1. Ref: gauntlet2 (defs. 1, 2, 4). 2 1 2 2 2 4

gant•letˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt-(n.)

  1. Category: Heraldry

    Ref: gauntlet1. 1


Princeton's WordNet

  1. gauntlet, gantlet(noun)

    to offer or accept a challenge

    "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"

  2. gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove(noun)

    a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

  3. gauntlet, gantlet(noun)

    a glove with long sleeve

  4. gantlet(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

  5. gauntlet, 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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gantlet(noun)


  2. Gantlet(noun)

    a glove. See Gauntlet


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