noun Download 🔗Share A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance. Examples : "The thieves slipped into the castle grounds through a hidden postern on the north wall. " architecture property building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc. Examples : "The back gate was the postern for sneaking out of school during recess. " architecture way building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Examples : "The soldiers used the postern to move unseen between the fort and the outer defensive ditch. " architecture military building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Situated at the rear; posterior. Examples : "The postern door of the old house creaked open, revealing a neglected garden. " architecture part position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading