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The New International Encyclopædia/Sally-Port

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Edition of 1905. See also Sally port on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

SALLY-PORT. In fortification, usually a cutting made through the glacis by which a sally may be made from the covered way. The term has also been applied to the postern leading from under the rampart into the ditch. The sally-port was an important feature of all the old castles and fortified buildings of Europe. See Fortification.