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sallyport

/ ˈsælɪˌpɔːt /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"That morning gunshots sprayed the length of the building, the windows, and law enforcement vans that were in the sallyport area," she said, adding detainees were hit.

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Area regulations required silence, so the news swept across the area like a hot wind, a ripple of whispered air, until it reached Slaight, who was marching in and out of a little piece of shade, down at the western end of the area, near the stoops on either side of the First Class Sallyport, a vaulted passageway through the barracks.

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It was not clear whether Mr. Kadhimi was referring to the latest rocket attack on May 3, targeting the Balad compound of another U.S. military contractor, Sallyport.

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They said the U.S. company Sallyport has its headquarters within the air base and has 46 personnel there contracted to provide base services to support Iraq’s F-16 program.

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They said U.S. defense company Sallyport has its headquarters within the airbase, and currently has 46 personnel there contracted to provide base services to support Iraq’s F-16 program.

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