Gantlet
Part of speech: noun
Definition:
Gauntlet
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Protective armor for the hands.Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishmentSimultaneous attack from two or more sidesAny challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishmentA temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.
Example sentence: And, quite frankly, I fully expected to be charged with murder, because they weren't charging anybody. I did it in terms of, I felt like I was throwing down the gauntlet saying look, this is what happened. There's a family out there that needed to know what happened.