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postern n. 后門,便門,旁門
a. 后面的,后門的,便門的,次等的 後門,便門,旁門後面的,後門的,便門的,次等的 postern n 1: a small gate in the rear of a fort or castlePostern \ Pos" tern\, a. Back; being behind; private. " The postern door." -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] He by a privy postern took his flight. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. -- Mahan. [ 1913 Webster] 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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