gantlet

¹ American  

[gant-lit, gawnt-] / ˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt- /

noun

1. 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.

2. gauntlet.

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verb (used with object)

1. Railroads. to form or lay down as a gantlet.

   to gantlet tracks.

gantlet ² American  

[gant-lit, gawnt-] / ˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt- /

noun

1. gauntlet.

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gantlet ¹ British  

/ ˈɡæntlɪt, ˈɡɔːnt- /

noun

1. a section of a railway where two tracks overlap

2. a variant spelling of gauntlet 2

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gantlet ² British  

/ ˈɡɔːnt-, ˈɡæntlɪt /

noun

1. a variant of gauntlet 1

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Other Word Forms

• gantleted adjective

Etymology

Origin of gantlet

First recorded in 1900–05; variant of gantlope

Example Sentences

However, as will be well familiar for those who have run the gantlet on investing in China, regulatory risks loom large.

From Barron's

Going through the private-school gantlet of the Trinity League is not easy but the Huskies fear no one.

From Los Angeles Times

Tourists flock to the savannah by the hundreds of thousands, hoping to catch sight of the herds as they run a gantlet of crocodiles lying in wait in the Mara River.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday night, their already overworked bullpen had been gassed again by their extra-inning gantlet.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times