noun Download 🔗Share A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance. Examples : "Because the main gate was locked, the students used the posterns in the back wall to enter the school grounds. " architecture 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 : "Facing job interviews without experience, she sought posterns into companies: internships, volunteer roles, and networking events. " 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 hidden posterns to move unseen between the fort's inner walls and the outer trenches. " architecture military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading