| Word | postern |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A back or side entrance, esp. to a fortified area. |
| Sentence | [During a siege.] Or else, some landed, found a bricked-up postern, destroyed it with blows of a pick, making a gap in the wall, yes, but they were driven back. |
| Source | Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p.482 |
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