Canadian English Meaning of gantlet
gauntlet
Other Canadian English words related to gauntlet
- cross
- crucible
- fire
- initiation
- ordeal
- trial
- baptism of fire
- challenge
- Acid test
- adversity
- affliction
- baptism
- Complication
- difficulty
- discomfort
- grief
- grievance
- hardship
- Inconvenience
- litmus test
- misadventure
- misfortune
- Misfortune
- mishap
- nuisance
- deprivation
- Rigour
- Tragedy
- tribulation
- trouble
- vicissitudes
- woe
Nearest Words of gantlet
Definitions and Meaning of gantlet in English
gantlet (n)
to offer or accept a challenge
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
a glove with long sleeve
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
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
gantlet (n.)
A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another, who struck him as he passed.
A glove. See Gauntlet.
FAQs About the word gantlet
gauntlet
to offer or accept a challenge, a glove of armored leather; protects the hand, a glove with long sleeve, the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a na
cross,crucible,fire,initiation,ordeal,trial,baptism of fire,challenge,Acid test,adversity
No antonyms found.
gantanol => Gantanol, gansu province => Gansu Province, gansu => Gansu, gansa => Goose, ganoine => ganoine,
