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Noun gantlet has 5 senses

gauntlet, gantlet - to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
--₁ is a kind of challenge
gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
--₂ is a kind of glove, gloves
--₂ is a part of
body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
gauntlet, gantlet - a glove with long sleeve
--₃ is a kind of glove, gloves
gantlet - the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
--₄ is a kind of railroad track, railroad, railway
gauntlet, gantlet - a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
--₅ is a kind of corporal punishment