postern

ˈpoʊstɚn

Definition

Definition of postern - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecture

Dated

back gate or side entrance for private use

Dated

The castle had a postern for secret escapes.

backdoor

side entrance

fort gate

Rare

small gate at the rear of a fort or castle

Rare

The soldiers guarded the postern diligently.

back gate

sally port

Adjective

location

Dated

located at the back or side

Dated

The postern door was hidden from view.

back

rear

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Origin of postern

Old French, posterne (back door)

Examples of postern in a sentence

The postern was hidden behind the vines.
They escaped through the postern under the cover of night.
The postern was hidden behind thick vines.
The postern gate led to a secret garden.
They entered through the postern entrance unnoticed.

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French:porte dérobée, arrière, ...
German:Pforte, seitlich, ...
Italian:posterla, posteriore, ...
Spanish:puerta trasera, trasero, ...
Portuguese:postigo, traseiro, ...
Chinese:后门, 后面的, ...
Japanese:裏門, 裏手の, ...
Arabic:بَاب خَلْفِيّ, خلفي, ...
Hebrew:שַׁעַר צִדִּי, אָחוֹרִי, ...
Russian:потайной ход, задний, ...
Ukrainian:чорний хід, задній, ...
Hindi:पिछला दरवाजा, पिछला, ...
Bengali:পিছনের গেট, পিছনের, ...
Catalan:porta posterior, posterior, ...
Czech:fortna, zadní, ...
Danish:postern, bageste, ...
Dutch:achterpoort, achter, ...
Greek:πύλη, πλαϊνός, ...
Hungarian:kis kapu, hátsó, ...
Khmer:ទ្វារក្រោយ, ខាងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:후문, 후문의, ...
Persian:دروازه پشتی, پشتی, ...
Polish:boczne wejście, boczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):posterna, lateral, ...
Romanian:poartă secretă, din spate, ...
Swedish:bakport, bakre, ...
Thai:ประตูเล็ก, ด้านหลัง, ...
Turkish:arka kapı, arka, ...
Vietnamese:cổng sau, sau, ...

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