railroad vs gantlet

gantlet vs railroad

railroad and gantlet both are nouns.

railroad is a verb but gantlet is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
railroad	Yes	No	Yes	No
gantlet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gantlet is a hyponym of railroad; that is, gantlet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railroad:

railroad: a line of track providing a runway for wheels
gantlet: the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times

Other hyponyms of railroad include broad gauge, narrow gauge, railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout, standard gauge, switch.

railroad (noun)	gantlet (noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight	a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
a line of track providing a runway for wheels	the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
	a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
	a glove with long sleeve
	to offer or accept a challenge

railroad (verb)	gantlet (verb)
transport by railroad
supply with railroad lines
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

Difference between railroad and gantlet

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