sally port

American  

noun

1. a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.

2. a postern.

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Etymology

Origin of sally port

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

A court officer then used his key card to open the door to a sally port and released the man out the back door, the statement said.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

"While in the sally port of the courthouse, Goss was unhandcuffed by the correctional officer, as Goss was not to appear before the jury in restraints," Illinois State Police said in a statement.

From Fox News • Nov. 3, 2021

She is then taken to the sally port and loaded into the transport vehicle, admitted into the treatment center and, upon return, again placed in quarantine isolation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2020

“The sally port here on Alcatraz is really the entry point that reveals the layers of history that are preserved here on Alcatraz,” Lehnertz said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2015

We placed handcuffs and leg irons on our inmate, helped him into the van, and passed back through the sally port to the outside.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover