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posterns

The correct spelling is posterns.

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noun

Say it like: Pos-ter-ns

The correct spelling is posterns. A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.

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  1. 1.A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.
  2. 2.By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
  3. 3.A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.

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