gaunt·let n.
- A form of punishment or torture in which people armed with sticks or other weapons arrange themselves in two lines facing each other and beat the person forced to run between them.
- The lines of people so arranged.
- A severe trial; an ordeal.
Background
About three blocks away from my apartment is a section of First Avenue that has clearly gone over to the dark side. It is so sinister, so evil, that not even on my best day can I walk through it without stopping.
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