gauntlet
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
gauntlet (plural gauntlets)
- Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
- A long glove covering the wrist.
- (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
- French: gantelet
- German: Kampfhandschuh
- Italian: guanto di armatura
- Portuguese: manopla
- Russian: перча́тка
- Spanish: guantelete
gauntlet (plural gauntlets)
- (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment
- Simultaneous attack from two or more sides
- (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment
- (rail) A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad track allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.
- German: Spießrutenlauf
- French: parcours du combattant
- German: Spießrutenlauf
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