sally port

sal·ly port

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sal-ee pawrt, pohrt]
- /ˈsæl i pɔrt, poʊrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sal-ee pawrt, pohrt]
- /ˈsæl i pɔrt, poʊrt/

Definitions of sally port words

noun sally port a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time. 1
noun sally port a postern. 1

See all 2 definitions of sally port

Information block about the term

Origin of sally port

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sally port

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sally port

sally port popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sally port usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer