gauntlet

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
2. isim A long glove covering the wrist.

   “The hawk no longer darts forth from the gauntlet to soar through the air for his prey.”

3. isim A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
4. isim An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
5. isim Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
6. isim A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
7. isim Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.

   “[John] Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights from his neighbors.”

8. isim A fight against swarms of relatively minor enemies in the form of multiple waves, often but not always preceding a boss.
9. isim 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.