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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Origin of sally port

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby sally port

sallowy, Sallust, sally, Sally Army, sally lunn, sally port, salmagundi, Salmanazar, salmi, salmis, salmon

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How to use sally port in a sentence

KSM enters the complex through a “Sally Port,” a series of gates designed to allow just one vehicle in at a time.
9/11 Mastermind Is Afraid of the Ladies|Tim Mak|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
An underground sally-port opening into the moat, which was a dry one, is reached by steps leading from the castle yard.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
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

At the same moment the two crept quickly across the area and vanished in the darkness of the sally port.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair
Mark and Texas were seated on the steps of barracks when the Parson came through the sally port.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for sally port

sallyport

/ (ˈsælɪˌpɔːt) /

noun

an opening in a fortified place from which troops may make a sally

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