English Explanatory Dictionary

gantlope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The military punishment known as running the gauntlet.

Word forms

gantlope gantlopes gauntlope gantelope

Etymology

From Swedish gatlopp, from Swedish gata (“street, lane”) + lopp (“course, run”). Compare German Gassenlaufen.

Derived words

run the gantlope
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