gantlope
/ˈɡæntloʊp/
noun
- A former military punishment in which the offender ran between two lines of soldiers who struck him with sticks or whips.
- The punishment of the gantlope was brutal and often left lasting scars.
- The soldier was sentenced to run the gantlope for desertion.
- In old navies, a sailor might face the gantlope for stealing.