postern
n . 后门,便门,旁门
a . 后面的,后门的,便门的,次等的
後门,便门,旁门後面的,後门的,便门的,次等的
postern n 1 :
a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle Postern \
Pos "
tern \,
a .
Back ;
being behind ;
private . "
The postern door ." --
Dryden .
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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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66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
postern ":
French door ,
aft ,
after ,
aftermost ,
afterpart ,
afterpiece ,
archway ,
back ,
back door ,
back seat ,
back side ,
backward ,
barway ,
behind ,
breech ,
bulkhead ,
carriage entrance ,
cellar door ,
cellarway ,
door ,
doorjamb ,
doorpost ,
doorway ,
front door ,
gate ,
gatepost ,
gateway ,
hatch ,
hatchway ,
heel ,
hind ,
hind end ,
hind part ,
hinder ,
hindermost ,
hindhand ,
hindhead ,
hindmost ,
lintel ,
occiput ,
porch ,
portal ,
porte cochere ,
posterior ,
propylaeum ,
pylon ,
rear ,
rear end ,
rearmost ,
rearward ,
retrograde ,
reverse ,
scuttle ,
side door ,
stern ,
stile ,
storm door ,
tail ,
tail end ,
tailpiece ,
threshold ,
tollgate ,
trap ,
trap door ,
turnpike ,
turnstile
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