postern in the PONS Dictionary

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Immediately north of the kitchen was a postern tower.
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The wall was breached only by four gates and a few small posterns.
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Postern gates were built into towers or near them to allow sorties.
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The hornwork, now at the rear of the castle, was maintained as a defence for a small rear postern gate.
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During this time, the town was fortified with defensive walls, three main gates and a postern.
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The castle had a stepped ramp up to a main gateway, barbican, inner ward, postern and curtain walls.
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After unlocking the postern gate, the miquelets entered the fort.
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Simple posterns piercing the wall were added to improve traffic flow.
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There is a second entrance from the south; the postern gate is through a square tower in the middle of the south wall.
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Access to both terraces was possible through posterns on the sides of the walls' towers.
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