sally port

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noun (in a fort or the like)

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

a postern.

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Nearby words

sallowy, sallust, sally, sally army, sally lunn, sally port, sallyport, salmagundi, salmanazar, salmeterol xinafoate, salmi

Origin of sally port

First recorded in 1640–50

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sally port

The principal entrance is on the south-east side, and directly opposite it is a sally-port.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
We shall soon learn that the sally-port at La Bassée was the scene of long and desperate struggles.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
There was no sally-port in all this wall save one—the one that death had promised to open at the dawn.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
"Here is a sally-port ready provided for our sortie," the stranger coolly observed, motioning to the other to precede him.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish|James Fenimore Cooper

Throw open the sally-port; to the field, Sixtieths, to the field; pull not a trigger, lest ye kill my lambs!
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper