Gauntlet

Word GAUNTLET
Character 8
Hyphenation gaunt let
Pronunciations /ˈɡɔːnt.lət/

Definitions and meanings of "Gauntlet"

What do we mean by gauntlet?

Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.

A long glove covering the wrist.

A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

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The word "gauntlet" in example sentences

Her skill-power comes along when she steals a gauntlet from the villainous Lord Licorice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Running the gauntlet is expressed as: Élla tuvo aguantar el acoso de los fotógrafos [She had to run the gauntlet of the photographers]. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I have to tell you, one of the benefit s of running this 22 month gauntlet is that you have been through some ups and you have been through some downs. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The guy who throws down * that* gauntlet is gonna be able to make any movie he wants after that. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The gauntlet is fairly flung to all who cry "America for the Americans;" and it may be an additional reason against an attempt to reconstitute the Union that the first step of the new State must in honour be an armed protest against French action, or the swagger of twenty years is even more vain than it was believed to be. ❋ Unknown (1863)

It's interesting to see in the photo above that the hook-and-loop strap on the gauntlet is shorter than it could be, while the strap on the back of the wrist is too long. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So desperate to convince everyone he’s managed to acquire some wisdom to accompany his vast years, yet so eager to run for the hills every time the intellectual gauntlet is thrown. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Running the gauntlet is a form of physical punishment wherein a man is compelled to run between two rows -- a gauntlet -- of soldiers who strike him as he passes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In recent weeks, the plane "completed a rigorous series of tests including build verification tests, structures and systems integration tests, landing-gear swings and factory gauntlet, which is the full simulation of the first flight using the actual airplane," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the Dreamliner program, in a statement issued late Sunday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Again, as an injury to the left hand may disable the horseman, we would recommend the newly-invented piece of armour called the gauntlet, which protects the shoulder, arm, and elbow, with the hand engaged in holding the reins, being so constructed as to extend and contract; in addition to which it covers the gap left by the corselet under the armpit. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The gauntlet was a kind of slingshot, and if he didn't act quickly, Jeska would win the match before Chainer had gotten anything out of her. ❋ Mcgough, Scott (2002)

” A gauntlet was a glove; the wearer would throw it to the ground to show that he was challenging an opponent to fight. ❋ Unknown (2002)

A gauntlet is a glove thrown down to issue a challenge. ❋ PAUL R. MARTIN (2002)

Any player getting three goose eggs has to run the gauntlet, which is the name given to running between two lines of players while they slap at his back. ❋ George Orrin Draper (N/A)

"A gauntlet is a kind of glove from medieval armoury," writes Kat ❋ Evan Fanning (2011)

Boeing said the so-called "gauntlet testing" wrapped up late Sunday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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