Definitionn. a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
Last update: October 22, 2015
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Five hundred yards to the east .of it an interesting postern was discovered in 1895 (Orsi, in Notizie degli scavi, 1893, 168), at the point where the wall leaves the edge of the plateau and begins to follow the sea-coast; and half a mile farther on we reach the deep gorge of S. [Please select]
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You know the wall, of course, and that jolly old postern. [Please select]
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Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. [Please select]
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It is the postern gate that things always happen at in stories. [Please select]
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Now there was a postern in the hall, close beside the great doorway and opening on the corridor. [Please select]
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] corresponding to the postern of the castle, and the whole was surrounded by a strong palisade. [Please select]
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"The postern gate shakes," continued Rebecca--"it crashes--it is splintered by his blows--they rush in--the outwork is won." [Please select]
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"Lead thy men down," said the Templar, "as if to a sally; throw the postern gate open." [Please select]
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The central garden, which was mostly devoted to flowers, led through little, old-fashioned, somewhat narrow postern doors into the fruit gardens on either side. [Please select]
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Diana and her brother went out through the postern door which was at the side, and the next moment found themselves on the highroad. [Please select]
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