gantlet

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: eine Herausforderung oder Prüfung, ein gepanzerter Schutzhandschuh, ein Gleisabschnitt, auf dem zwei Strecken zusammenlaufen, und eine historische Strafe, bei der eine Person zwischen zwei Reihen von Menschen hindurchläuft, die sie schlagen.

A noun with multiple meanings, including a challenge or ordeal, a protective armored glove, a section of railroad tracks where two lines converge, and a historical punishment where a person runs between two lines of people who strike them.

1. C1formal

   An act of offering or accepting a challenge, often used in the phrase 'throw down the gauntlet'.

   Herausforderung

   • He threw down the gantlet by publicly questioning her authority.
   • She accepted the gantlet and agreed to the debate.
   • The politician's speech was a clear gantlet to his opponents.

   Synonymechallengedaredefianceprovocation

2. Armored gloveC1formal

   A glove made of armored leather, used historically to protect the hand in combat.

   Panzerhandschuh

   • The knight wore a steel gantlet on his sword hand.
   • The museum displayed a medieval gantlet from the 15th century.
   • His gantlet was decorated with intricate engravings.

   Synonymegauntlet

3. Long-sleeved gloveC1formal

   A glove with a long sleeve that extends up the arm, often used in formal wear or protective gear.

   Langer Handschuh

   • The fencer wore a leather gantlet for protection.
   • Her evening gown was paired with elegant silk gantlets.
   • The welder's gantlet shielded his arm from sparks.

   Synonymegauntletglove

4. Railroad track convergenceC2formaltechnical

   A section of railroad where two parallel tracks converge in a narrow space, with inner rails crossing and running parallel before diverging, allowing trains to stay on their own tracks.

   Gleisverschlingung

   • The engineer carefully navigated the gantlet where the tracks merged.
   • The gantlet design allowed trains to pass through the narrow tunnel safely.
   • Railroad workers inspected the gantlet for any misalignment.

5. Punishment by runningC2formal

   A historical form of punishment where a person is forced to run between two lines of people who strike them with clubs or whips.

   Spießrutenlaufen

   • The prisoner was sentenced to run the gantlet as a public punishment.
   • In ancient times, running the gantlet was a brutal military discipline.
   • The novel described a scene where the hero had to endure the gantlet.

   Synonymegauntlet