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

Staff tried to revive him in the sally port of the center but he was declared dead 19 minutes later at 4:49 p.m. The man had just been released from a hospital and was entering custody for the first time, officials said. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025

Hardin left through a back sally port gate, which is typically used for vehicle traffic. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 15 June 2025

Hardin, 56, escaped the Calico Rock North Central Unit in Izard County on May 25 after donning a uniform and impersonating a corrections officer and being allowed to walk through a sally port pulling a cart. —Jack Moore, ABC News, 6 June 2025

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

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