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
curtain line,
curtain raiser,
curtain shutter,
curtain speech,
curtain time,
curtain wall,
curtain-raiser,
curtain-twitcher,
curtains,
curtains for, be.,
curtal
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 CookThe battlements of the curtain-wall are ornamented in the same manner.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2) |Dawson TurnerThey 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 FranceCome 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