Gantleting

What does GANTLETING mean?

Gantleting is a form of GANTLET.

1. noun

   to offer or accept a challenge

   “threw down the gauntlet”

2. noun

   a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

3. noun

   a glove with long sleeve

4. noun

   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

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.