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
And that no commodious means for committing that mischief might be wanting, there is a postern door in the Town Wall, hard by the house, whereby they might easily pass away into the fields.
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
I shall never forget the scene as we returned and entered by the postern door into the grounds.
From Roger Trewinion by King, Gunning
Consider, dear Isabel," he said, "the secret of this postern door is one that may be discovered at any time.
From Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
