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
Gray screens made of ceramic rods, which sheath a double-skin curtain wall, cast shifting, geometric shadows into the building’s offices.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2020
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
An engineering report assessing the cause and any concerns about the building’s adjacent curtain wall is due by the end of Friday.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2018
Once you were inside the curtain wall, you found yourself in a kind of wide alleyway, probably full of frightened sheep, with another complete castle in front of you.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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