postern
Example Sentences
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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
They left through a postern gate in the north wall.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Even the postern doors would likely be guarded.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
It was a battered wooden postern under a slab of stone.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
