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Dictionary Results for postern:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

postern
    n 1: a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Postern \Pos"tern\, a.
   Back; being behind; private. "The postern door." --Dryden.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Postern \Pos"tern\, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr.
   L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See Posterior.]
   1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance;
      hence, any small door or gate.
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            He by a privy postern took his flight. --Spenser.
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            Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. --Shak.
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   2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the
      parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the
      interior of the outworks. --Mahan.
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