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postern

noun

Definition of postern

as in trapdoor

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Noun

For instance, say a cask of ginger rolls through a trapdoor and lands on a poor laborer below.

— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2026
Daredevils dig Screaming Hyena, a 60-foot trapdoor slide that drops from the roof!

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026

Definition of trapdoor

Noun

The entrance to the car park even passes under a portcullis and guests’ bags go through an X-ray machine hidden in the rock-face.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.

— Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022

Definition of portcullis

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This is immediately clear upon crossing the threshold, when the atmosphere takes on a futuristic tone, as a corridor of Ando’s signature industrial concrete and light wood lattices carries visitors deep inside the building.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Researchers successfully produced previously unseen crystal lattices through natural molecular deformation.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of lattice

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The Ferus Gallery was a revolving door of experimentation at the time and helped fuse the city’s otherwise sprawling and disparate art scene.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Numerous investigations have documented how patients can become trapped in a revolving door of treatment, relapse and reenrollment, with each relapse putting them at risk of overdose and death.

— Ilan Shrira, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolving door

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Both had wide, private balconies directly overlooking the sand and surf, and were connected by a hallway that could be locked off with a double door for privacy.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
The tall double door marked a new photo backdrop for the couple, with some speculating that it was captured at Forest Lodge, their family's new home.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Definition of double door

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Earlier this year, a 12-foot alligator was found peeping through a Southport woman’s storm door, and an 8-foot gator was caught hiding under a car at a bank drive-thru.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
The apartment's storm door was broken, and multiple bullet holes were seen around the entrance, deputies said.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of storm door

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