sallyport noun. ['salɪpɔ:t] M17.
[from SALLY noun¹ + PORT noun³.]
1. Fortification. An opening in a fortified place from which troops may make a sally; a postern. M17.

2. Hist. An opening in each quarter of a fire-ship for the escape of the crew after the ship has been ignited. M18.

3. A landing-place at Portsmouth orig. reserved for the use of men-of-war's boats. E19.

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