sally port

noun

Updated on: 5 Apr 2018

Definition of sally port

1 : a gate or passage in a fortified place for use by troops making a sortie

2 : a secure entryway (as at a prison) that consists of a series of doors or gates

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Area law enforcement agencies are assisting with the search for a man who escaped from the Porter County Jail's sally port late Monday morning.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Man escapes from Porter County Jail, authorities say," 26 Mar. 2018
A few months later, with cameras in tow, Bruce was guided into a footman’s vestibule at Windsor, down through a trap door hidden under rugs in front of the fireplace and into an ancient sally port, basically a secret escape route from the castle.

— steve hendrix, Washington Post, "As the Nazis bombed Britain, the royals hid the crown jewels in the least likely place," 13 Jan. 2018
Animal Problem, Bainbridge Road: A black dog ran into the police station's sally port 2:46 p.m. Jan. 14.

— joan rusek, cleveland.com, "More counterfeit bills are used at Market Place stores," 20 Jan. 2018
The truck, with Mercado somehow hanging on, then approached the first of two gates at a sally port.

— dave altimari, courant.com, "Anatomy Of A Prison Break," 14 Jan. 2018
Video recorded by a camera inside the sally port area of the Branch County Jail shows Tiffany McNeil being slammed to the ground, according to her attorney.

— ann zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, "Injured woman accuses Coldwater police of 'disgusting, thug-like conduct' in jail incident," 12 Dec. 2017
Several officers confirmed that the inmates were walked naked from the recreation sally port attached to a cuff retainer or rope and other restraint devices.

— michael harriot, The Root, "Investigation Finds Prison Guards Forced Inmates to Walk Around Naked Wearing Leashes," 5 Oct. 2017

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