gauntlet

IPA: gˈɔntɫʌt

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.
(medicine) An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
(figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
(rail transport) 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.

Examples of "gauntlet" in Sentences

The blades and the gauntlet are silver.
This symbolized that the gauntlet which was wore by the king.
The opponent would pick up the gauntlet to accept the challenge.
Soldiers of the mutinous regiments were ran through the gauntlet.
The gauntlet is a glove that covers the hand and arm to the elbow.
The gauntlet denotes power and the flexibility of space communications.
The Reality Gauntlet is a glove that covers the hand and arm to the elbow.
Rohrbach ordered the band's piper to play during the running of the gauntlet.
They got past the gauntlet and the trail and beat Scrapper in the semi final.
This symbolized that the gauntlet had sealed away the essence of the Genma Lord.