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gant·let1
 gantlet1
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- pronunciation:
- gaent
liht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a portion of railroad tracks made up of two separate but overlapping tracks, usu. constructed at a narrow place, such as a tunnel or bridge.
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| definition 2: |
variant of "gauntlet2," a form of punishment or humiliation, used esp. in former times by the military, in which two rows of people beat someone who is forced to run between them.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gantlets, gantleting, gantleted |
| definition: |
to lay down (railroad tracks) so as to construct a gantlet.
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