thermopyla

thermopyla [cf. CL Thermopylae (pl.) as toponym < Gk.], narrow pass or passageway (that provides limited access), (transf.) gate. t[h]ermofilas, faesten GlC T 91; qui ante nos apperiet termovelam vadi (Maedoc 34) VSH II 154 (cf. ib.: unus ex eis exiliens termovelam eis apperuit).