postern
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Upon being prompted, however, he went on: "Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest."
From Time Magazine Archive
But most of them opened their postern gates and let Mr. Jones come in with the money he was determined to inject into them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Which left the Battlements Gate, a small arched postern in the inner wall.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The postern was closed again, the iron door was barred and piled inside with stones.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
It was a battered wooden postern under a slab of stone.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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