Gantlope

noun

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

run the gantloperunning gauntlet

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