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postern

[poh-stern, pos-tern] / ˈpoʊ stərn, ˈpɒs tərn /


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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

Upon being prompted, however, he went on: "Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mya helped her mount one while a guardsman in a sky-blue cloak opened the narrow postern gate.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

The portcullis was down and the gates barred, so she turned aside to a postern door.

From "A Game of Thrones" 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




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