postern
Kelime Anlamı :
1. yan kapı.
2. Taş temel, kerpiç duvarla örülü olan sur duvarlarının altında açılan, gerekli anlarda (ana kapının açılmaması gerektiği hallerde, dışarıdan erzak ve su getirilmesi veya gizlice şehrin dışına kaçmayı kolaylaştırmak gibi) kullanılan çıkış.
3. yaya kapısı.
4. arka kapı.
5. yandaki.
6. arkadaki.
7. ufak kapı.
Tanımlar :
1.
A small rear gate, especially one in a fort or castle.
2. situated in the back or at the side.
2. situated in the back or at the side.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A back-gate, backdoor, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.
2. by extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
3. situated at the rear; posterior.
2. by extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
3. situated at the rear; posterior.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
back; being behind; private.
2. originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
3. A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
2. originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
3. A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. see cuts under castle and barbican.
2. in fortification, a covered passage closed by a gate, usually in the angle of the flank of a bastion, or in that of the curtain, or near the orillion, descending into the ditch.
2. in fortification, a covered passage closed by a gate, usually in the angle of the flank of a bastion, or in that of the curtain, or near the orillion, descending into the ditch.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia