sally port

noun

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

Examples of sally port in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Images also depict a heap of trash bags outside the sally port and people brushing their teeth outside with a hose. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The most notable addition is a covered sally port with 14-foot fencing and privacy slats. — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Today, visitors can walk through the remains, including the original cells, guard tower, dark cell, library, sally port and cemetery. — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026

The app is being removed a little more than a week after a 29-year-old Texas man, Joshua Jahn, opened fire on people at a Dallas ICE facility sally port, killing two detainees. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sally port

• heliport
• nonsupport
• reexport
• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort