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单词 curtain wall
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curtain wall


curtain wall

n.1. An outer or enclosing wall, especially one connecting two towers or turrets, as in a medieval fortification.2. A nonbearing wall, often of glass and steel, fixed to the outside of a building and serving especially as cladding.

curtain wall

n 1. (Architecture) a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated 2. (Fortifications) a low wall outside the outer wall of a castle, serving as a first line of defence

cur′tain wall`


n. (in a framed building) an exterior wall having no structural function. [1850–55]
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curtain wall


curtain wall

[′kərt·ən ‚wȯl] (civil engineering) An external wall that is not load-bearing.

curtain wall

A method of construction in which all building loads are transmitted to a metal skeleton frame, so that the non-load-bearing exterior walls of metal and glass are simply a protective cladding. See also: wall

curtain wall

curtain wall, 2 1. In a tall building of steel-frame construction, an exterior wall that is non-load-bearing, having no structural function; also see metal curtain wall. 2. In ancient fortifications, an enclosing wall or rampart connecting two bastions or towers.
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