Meanings
- historyA gulf in Greece adjacent to Thermopylae or the so called "hot gates". This was the site where the 300 Spartans built a massive wall to block alternate routes to Sparta, giving the Persians no choice but to go via Thermopylae.
Synonyms: Maliac Gulf, Malian Gulf, Gulf of Maliakós, Gulf of Maliakos, Maliakós Gulf
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA gulf in Greece adjacent to Thermopylae or the so called "hot gates". This was the site where the 300 Spartans built a massive wall to block alternate routes to Sparta, giving the Persians no choice but to go via Thermopylae.
Cite this entry
Maliakos Gulf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maliakos%20Gulf
“Maliakos Gulf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maliakos%20Gulf. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maliakos Gulf,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maliakos%20Gulf.
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