"sally port" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sally ports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sally port (plural sally ports)
  1. An opening into or entry to a fortification, usually arched, to enable a sally; a postern. Synonyms: sallyport Translations (opening into fortification for sallies): воро́та для вы́лазок (voróta dlja výlazok) [plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sally_port-en-noun-6rd2-lzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'opening into fortification for sallies': 92 8
  2. An entryway controlled by two doors or gates, each of which must be closed before the other can open.
    Sense id: en-sally_port-en-noun-kTMsOv40 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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