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

Awards season itself is its own kind of gantlet.

From Los Angeles Times

And shipping lines and mariners have largely decided not to risk death or financial loss by running the gantlet.

From The Wall Street Journal

But to make their way into the civilian world—not just personal electronics but delivery drones, self-driving cars, cruise ships and airliners—they’ve got to run a gantlet of tests.

From The Wall Street Journal

But to make their way into the civilian world, not just personal electronics but delivery drones, self-driving cars, cruise ships and airliners, they’ve got to run a gantlet of tests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some tankers have sailed through, but several owners said they aren’t willing to run the gantlet.

From The Wall Street Journal