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
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The shooter fired multiple rounds from a roof or an elevated position down into the field office’s sally port, an ICE spokesperson confirmed.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Jahn opened fire while the sally port to the facility was open as the detainees were being transferred, officials said.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Lyons reportedly told the network that the shooter fired into the sally port area of the ICE office, where detainees are brought in.
—Richard Hall, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Lyons said the gunfire appeared to come from outside the secure facility and struck victims inside the sally port area, where detainees are held.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Jahn opened fire while the sally port to the facility was open as the detainees were being transferred, officials said.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Lyons reportedly told the network that the shooter fired into the sally port area of the ICE office, where detainees are brought in.
—Richard Hall, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Lyons said the gunfire appeared to come from outside the secure facility and struck victims inside the sally port area, where detainees are held.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sally port
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“Sally port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sally%20port. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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