gantlet

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.

ruСуществительное с несколькими значениями, включая вызов или испытание, защитную бронированную перчатку, участок железнодорожных путей, где сходятся две линии, и историческое наказание, при котором человек бежит между двумя рядами людей, которые бьют его.esSustantivo con varios significados, entre ellos un desafío o prueba, un guante de armadura protectora, un tramo de vías de ferrocarril donde dos líneas convergen, y un castigo histórico en el que una persona corre entre dos filas de personas que le golpean.frNom anglais ayant plusieurs sens : un défi ou une épreuve, un gant de protection en armure, une section de voie ferrée où deux lignes convergent, et un châtiment historique consistant à courir entre deux rangées de personnes qui frappent le condamné.deSubstantiv 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.ptSubstantivo com vários sentidos, incluindo um desafio ou provação, uma luva blindada de proteção, um trecho de ferrovia onde duas linhas se encontram e uma punição histórica em que a pessoa corre entre duas fileiras de pessoas que a golpeiam.zh该名词有多种含义，包括严峻考验或挑战、防护用的金属手套（即臂铠）、铁路两条线路汇合的一段轨道，以及一种历史刑罚，即人从两排人中间跑过并挨打。arاسم ذو معانٍ عدة، منها: التحدي أو الاختبار الشاق، والقفاز المدرع، ومقطع سكة حديدية تتلاقى فيه خطان، وعقوبة تاريخية يُجبر فيها الشخص على الجري بين صفين من الناس يضربونه.

1. Challenge C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruВызовesDesafíofrDéfideHerausforderungptDesafiozh挑战arتحدٍّ

   Synonyms: challengedaredefianceprovocation

2. Armored glove C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruЛатная рукавицаesGuanteletefrGanteletdePanzerhandschuhptLuva de armadurazh铠甲手套arقفاز مدرع

   Synonyms: gauntlet

3. Long-sleeved glove C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruДлинная перчаткаesGuante de manopla largafrGant à crispindeLanger HandschuhptLuva longazh长手套arقفاز طويل

   Synonyms: gauntletglove

4. Railroad track convergence C2 formal technical

   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.

   • 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.

   ruСхождение путейesCruce de vías en celosíafrCroisement de voiesdeGleisverschlingungptConvergência de viaszh轨道汇合段arتقارب المسارين

5. Punishment by running C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruНаказание прогономesPasar por las baquetasfrCourse sous les coups (supplice)deSpießrutenlaufenptPunição por corridazh夹道鞭刑arعقوبة الجري بين الصفين

   Synonyms: gauntlet

• gantlets plural form
• gantlets' possessive plural form
• gantlet's possessive singular form