curtain wall
Americannoun
noun
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a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
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a low wall outside the outer wall of a castle, serving as a first line of defence
Etymology
Origin of curtain wall
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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“The building, 728 feet long, 282 feet wide, six stories high, presents an impassive façade to the world with its rather bland curtain wall of glass and aluminum.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
That facade has since been replaced by a glass curtain wall, which admits daylight into the previously dim building and serves as a point of visual and physical connection to the Geffen Theater orb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
A double-height library, with a curtain wall and bright orange acoustic baffles, anchors the street.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2019
Its shimmering glass curtain wall, a feature that later became essential to Bauhaus design, brought together everything Gropius loved.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
Nothing else remained of a curtain wall that had once stood as high as Winterfell's.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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