English to Xhosa Meaning of postern - postern

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Definitions of postern in English

Noun(1) a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

Examples of postern in English

(1) This ‘bar’ was in fact only a small postern gate beside one of the defensive towers in the wall, which might explain why it receives no mention in any early city documents.’(2) a small postern door(3) a small postern door(4) I found another door into the Palace: a small postern gate around by the stables.(5) The hotel is described as ‘pretty appalling’ and its attempt to mimic the postern on the walls opposite has been called ‘deplorable’.(6) The tiny postern gate did open into the river; by way of the storm drains.(7) The main entrance was from the east, where the gate was protected by a massive stone tower; a smaller gate and two posterns gave access through the northern rampart.

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