sallyport
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After being marched out of the SUV, the agents brought Cardenas into a sallyport, a secured entry-exit point with multi-stage doors.
From BusinessWeek • Mar. 17, 2011
I saw Cresap come running along the parapet, signalling violently to the soldiers below at the sallyport.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
A heavy division forced its way into the redoubt through the sallyport, and as Ned saw he uttered a deep gasp.
From The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
He turned around to laugh significantly, then walked away towards the sallyport, swinging his hanger contentedly.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
He stooped to the fire, picked up a blazing branch, and slipped in an instant through a sallyport which he had made in our gateway.
From The Lost World by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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