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A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
spitsroeden lopen
— physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
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Finnish:
kujanjuoksu
— physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
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German:
Spießrutenlaufen
— physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
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German:
Spießrutenlauf
— physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
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Portuguese:
corredor polonês
— physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
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Swedish:
gatlopp
— physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass