Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat. / A long glove covering the wrist. / (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment. / A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.

plural of gauntlet

Adorned with one or more gauntlets / (rail transport) Having a gauntlet (Etymology 2, sense 4)

Alternative form of gauntleted

present participle of run the gauntlet

A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass

(idiomatic) To undergo a series of tests or challenges.

(idiomatic) To accept a challenge.

To issue a challenge.