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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSally-port
/ˈsæl.i.pɔːt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secure gateway or passage in a fortification permitting troops to issue forth for a sudden attack.
"The defenders used the sally-port to launch a surprise counter-offensive against the besieging army." - 2
A secure, controlled entryway or portal in a prison, courthouse, or high-security facility designed to regulate movement and prevent escapes.
"The prison van drove directly into the sally-port where the heavy steel doors closed securely behind it."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'salie' (meaning a sally or sudden rush) combined with 'port' from the Latin 'portus' (gate or harbor). Originally coined in fortification architecture during the 17th century to describe a secure gateway allowing troops to make a sudden counter-attack, later adapted in modern architecture for secure vehicle and pedestrian control points.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sally-port" is said worldwide
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porte de sortie
Transliteration: port de swar-tee
"Les troupes ont emprunté la porte de sortie pour contre-attaquer."
Ausfalltor
Transliteration: Aus-fall-tor
"Das Ausfalltor wurde für den Überraschungsangriff geöffnet."
porta di sortita
Transliteration: por-ta di sor-ti-ta
"I soldati uscirono dalla porta di sortita."
puerta de salida
Transliteration: pwer-ta de sa-li-da
"El vehículo entró por la puerta de salida de seguridad."
porta de sortida
Transliteration: por-ta de sor-ti-da
"A viatura policial entrou pelo portal de segurança."
सुरक्षित प्रवेश द्वार
Transliteration: surakshit pravesh dwar
"कैदियों को सुरक्षित प्रवेश द्वार से अंदर लाया गया।"
出击门
Transliteration: chū jī mén
"囚车缓缓驶入监狱的安全出击门。"
출격문
Transliteration: chul-gyeok-mun
"교도소의 출격문이 닫히고 차량이 검문을 받았다."
出撃門
Transliteration: shutsugeki-mon
"要塞の出撃門から守備隊が打って出た。"
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