| 释义 |
Noun: gauntlet gontlut- To offer or accept a challenge
"threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
- gantlet [US] - A glove of armoured leather; protects the hand
- gantlet [US], metal glove - A glove with long sleeve
- gantlet [US] - 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 [US] - The convergence of two parallel railway 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
- gantlet [US]
Derived forms: gauntlets Type of: challenge, corporal punishment, glove, railroad [N. Amer], railroad track [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway track [Brit, Cdn] Part of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn] Encyclopedia: Gauntlet |