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Gauntlet
01
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
veraltet
Grammatische Informationen
Belebtheitsstatus
abstrakt
morphologische Zusammensetzung
einfach
zählbar
singular
not gender specific
Pluralform
gauntlets
Beispiele
The army imposed the gauntlet on soldiers convicted of theft.
02
a protective glove of armored leather or metal worn as part of a suit of armor
veraltet
fachsprachlich
Beispiele
The warrior's gauntlet was reinforced with overlapping steel plates.
03
a glove with long sleeve
Beispiele
The beekeeper pulled a gauntlet over each sleeve.
04
an open challenge to fight, compete, or settle a dispute
Redewendung
Beispiele
The union threw down the gauntlet by announcing a nationwide strike.
05
(railroads) a section where two otherwise separate tracks overlap through a narrow passage
fachsprachlich
Beispiele
A gauntlet carries both lines across the restricted bridge deck.
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