postern

Etymology
From, alteration of , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.


 * 1)  By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
 * 2)  A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
 * 1)  By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
 * 2)  A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: заден вход
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * French:
 * German:, Hintertor
 * Italian: porta secondaria
 * Portuguese: poterna
 * Russian: за́дняя дверь
 * Spanish: poterna


 * Italian:
 * Spanish:, ,

Adjective

 * 1) Situated at the rear; posterior.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: achteraangelegen
 * Russian: