"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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'opening into fortification for sallies': 93 7
  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

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