curtain wall

noun

: a nonbearing exterior wall between columns or piers

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After an energy analysis, two public hearings, five community boards, many mockups, and material studies, the museum did a complete, weather-tight triple-glazed replacement of the original curtain wall. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 And some of the sidings, some of the the cladding, the curtain walls are actually made out of mushrooms. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 In a large section of the project, there was a nearly 100-foot long stone curtain wall, or enclosing wall, and a tower covered in stones, according to INRAP. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024 There, operable windows replace the old curtain wall that sealed off employees from the temptations of the outside world. Curbed, 24 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for curtain wall 

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of curtain wall was in 1808

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“Curtain wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20wall. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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