postern door
Example Sentences
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The guardsmen left their mounts out-side the walls and escorted her through a narrow postern door, then up endless steps to a tower.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The portcullis was down and the gates barred, so she turned aside to a postern door.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
I shall never forget the scene as we returned and entered by the postern door into the grounds.
From Roger Trewinion by King, Gunning
Then, glancing cautiously round to see that the coast was absolutely clear, they unlatched the little postern door, slipped through, and shut it after them.
From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol
It was he who unlocked the postern door and admitted our party to the cathedral.
From Long Live the King by Boothby, Guy
