curtain wall

noun

(in a framed building) an exterior wall having no structural function.

Origin of curtain wall

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby curtain wall

curtains for, be., curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time, curtain-twitcher, curtain wall, curtal, curtalax, curtal axe, curtana, curtate

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Example sentences from the Web for curtain wall

The porter's lodge and curtain-wall enclosing Hulne Priory still stand, and its outline can be traced, though the ruins are scant.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook
The battlements of the curtain-wall are ornamented in the same manner.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)|Dawson Turner
They reached the foot of the rampart, and by the stairway of a tower that was left unguarded, they mounted onto the curtain-wall.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
Come and see the curtain-wall or whatever it is in the cellars of the Htel de la Poste.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for curtain wall

curtain wall

noun

a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated

a low wall outside the outer wall of a castle, serving as a first line of defence

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单词	curtain wall
释义	curtain wall noun (in a framed building) an exterior wall having no structural function. Origin of curtain wall First recorded in 1850–55 Words nearby curtain wall curtains for, be., curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time, curtain-twitcher, curtain wall, curtal, curtalax, curtal axe, curtana, curtate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curtain wall The porter's lodge and curtain-wall enclosing Hulne Priory still stand, and its outline can be traced, though the ruins are scant. England, Picturesque and Descriptive\|Joel Cook The battlements of the curtain-wall are ornamented in the same manner. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)\|Dawson Turner They reached the foot of the rampart, and by the stairway of a tower that was left unguarded, they mounted onto the curtain-wall. The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche\|Anatole France Come and see the curtain-wall or whatever it is in the cellars of the Htel de la Poste. The Tower of Oblivion\|Oliver Onions British Dictionary definitions for curtain wall curtain wall noun a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated a low wall outside the outer wall of a castle, serving as a first line of defence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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