What is a subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Mahan called?
postern — (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Mahan. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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