# gantlope

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The military punishment known as running the gauntlet.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gantlope