sally port
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Noun
[edit]sally port (plural sally ports)
- An opening into or entry to a fortification, usually arched, to enable a sally; a postern.
- 1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, page 104:
- And so usually a trusted caporegime would be sent out to rent a secret apartment and fill it with mattresses. That apartment would be used as a sally port into the city when an offensive was mounted.
- An entryway controlled by two doors or gates, each of which must be closed before the other can open.