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gantlet
1[gant-lit, gawnt-]
noun
Railroads.a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
verb (used with object)
Railroads.to form or lay down as a gantlet.
to gantlet tracks.
gantlet
2[gant-lit, gawnt-]
noun
gantlet
1/ ˈɡæntlɪt, ˈɡɔːnt- /
noun
a section of a railway where two tracks overlap
a variant spelling of gauntlet 2
gantlet
2/ ˈɡɔːnt-, ˈɡæntlɪt /
noun
a variant of gauntlet 1
Other 51Թ Forms
- gantleted adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gantlet1
Example Sentences
On Friday night, their already overworked bullpen had been gassed again by their extra-inning gantlet.
Residents fleeing a wildfire in Pacific Palisades faced a gantlet of danger as roads became choked with traffic and fast-moving flames threatened evacuation routes.
Driving down my quiet street in Laguna Beach felt more like running a gantlet than coming home.
Perhaps you’re making the neighborhood kids work for their treats by having them run a gantlet of shrieks, fog and strobe lights to get to the bowl of candy.
Companies have been accused of signing people up for subscriptions without their consent, renewing their subscriptions without notice, and imposing a gantlet of obstacles to anyone seeking to unsubscribe.
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