Definitions from Wiktionary (gauntlet)

▸ noun:  Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
▸ noun:  A long glove covering the wrist.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
▸ noun:  (medicine) An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
▸ noun:  (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
▸ noun:  A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
▸ noun:  (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
▸ noun:  (rail transport) Overlapping parallel rail tracks; either to allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching, or to allow vehicles of a larger gauge to pass through a station without hitting the platforms.
▸ Also see gauntlet

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