faucēs ium, f
the upper part of the throat, pharynx, throat, gullet:
bolum mihi ereptum e faucibus, T.: russae, Enn. ap. C.: fauces urit sitis, H.:
laqueo innectere fauces, strangle, O.—Fig.,
the throat, jaws: cum faucibus premeretur, i. e. was hard
pressed: premit fauces defensionis tuae, throttles:
Catilina cum exercitu faucibus urguet, S.: populi fauces exaruerunt libertatis siti.—A narrow
way, narrow inlet, strait, entrance, defile, pass: Corinthus posita
in faucibus Graeciae, entrance: angustissimae
portūs, Cs.: in valle artā,
faucibus utrimque obsessis, L.: Averni, V.:
Hellesponti, straits, L.: patefactis
terrae faucibus.
