gantlet

1
[ gant-lit, gawnt- ]
/ ˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt- /

noun

Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times.
gauntlet2(defs 1, 2, 4).

verb (used with object)

Railroads. to form or lay down as a gantlet: to gantlet tracks.
Also gauntlet (for defs 1, 3).

Origin of gantlet

1
First recorded in 1900–05; variant of gantlope

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gantlet

gambit gamut gantlet gauntlet

Words nearby gantlet

ganser's syndrome, gansevoort, gansey, gansu, gantelope, gantlet, gantline, gantlope, gantrisin, gantry, gantt chart

Definition for gantlet (2 of 2)

gantlet 2
[ gant-lit, gawnt- ]
/ ˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt- /

noun

gauntlet1.

OTHER WORDS FROM gantlet

gant·let·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for gantlet (1 of 2)

gantlet 1
/ (ˈɡæntlɪt, ˈɡɔːnt-) /

noun

a section of a railway where two tracks overlap
US a variant spelling of gauntlet 2

Word Origin for gantlet

C17 gantlope (modern spelling influenced by gauntlet 1), from Swedish gatlopp, literally: passageway, from gata way (related to gate ³) + lop course

British Dictionary definitions for gantlet (2 of 2)

gantlet 2
/ (ˈɡæntlɪt, ˈɡɔːnt-) /

noun

a variant of gauntlet 1