gantlope

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noun

The military punishment known as running the gauntlet.

OriginSwedish gatlopp →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

noungantlope (plural gantlopes)

plural gantlopes · alternative obsolete gauntlope · alternative obsolete gantelope

  1. The military punishment known as running the gauntlet.

Origin

  1. Swedishgata“street, lane”
  2. Swedishgatlopp
  3. Englishgantlope

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

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APA

gantlope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gantlope

MLA

“gantlope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gantlope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gantlope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gantlope.

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