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

Plans currently call for the station to consist of two stories with underground parking, surface parking, a secured area for police vehicles, and a secure transport area for arrestees, known as a sally port. —Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

Judge Beverly Cannone granted the defense access to a copy of surveillance video from the Canton Police Department's sally port – a secure area for vehicles – from Jan. 29, 2022, the day O'Keefe was found dead on the front lawn of fellow Boston cop Brian Albert. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Advocates said the school district could also be considering security enhancements like entry ports, sally ports, panic buttons, remote access, cameras or ID scanners to be affixed to certain entryways. —Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024

At what time and point of altercation did the deputies respond to the sally port? —Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023

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