Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat
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| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | poterna |
| hollanti | achterdeur, achterpoort, zijingang, zijdeur, achteraangelegen |
| italia | porta secondaria, postierla |
| ranska | poterne |
| saksa | Hintertür, Hintertor |
| venäjä | задний (zadni), задняя дверь (zadnjaja dver) |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
- (archaic, by extension) A separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
- (historical, military) A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
Adjektiivi
- Situated at the rear; posterior.
Esimerkit
- And as they cam hurlyng vnder the Castel where as sir launcelot lay in wyndowe / & sawe how two knyghtes layd vpon syr Blyaunt with their swerdes /[...]/ And thenne sir launcelot brake the chaynes fro his legges and of his armes /[...]/ & so sir launcelot ran out at a posterne / and there he mett with the two knyȝtes that chaced sir Blyaunt
- He by a privy postern took his flight.
- Out at the postern, by the abbey wall.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | posterns |
| Komparatiivi | more postern |
| Superlatiivi | most postern |
Luokat
(architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
A postern in the ramparts of Guérande, France.
(architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
Postern doubling as a sallyport in the flank of a bastion at Dömitz Fortress in Germany
(architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
North Street Postern Tower (aka Barker Tower), York