curtain wall

noun

: a nonbearing exterior wall between columns or piers

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Now, a glass curtain wall and some metal panels line the structure's edge. Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 29 July 2025 The building's exterior will feature a glass curtain wall broken up by eye-catching structural framing clad in bronze. Adam Williams july 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2025 The Michigan Avenue curtain wall is visible to the west with Grant Park to the east. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025 But when the power shuts off and water seeps in through these buildings’ glass curtain walls, these high-rises would rot from the inside out. Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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