curtain wall
noun
: a nonbearing exterior wall between columns or piers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Daniel Antonellis, a spokesman for Suffolk Construction, said a curtain wall embed measuring 12 inches wide fell from the construction project site and struck a car. 
Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 One of the first changes: The owners segregated the connecting hallway between the public dining area and private ballroom with a curtain wall. Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022 The original design also included vertical sun shades integrated into the curtain wall system. Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 That facade has since been replaced by a glass curtain wall, which admits daylight into the previously dim building and serves as a point of visual and physical connection to the Geffen Theater orb. Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021 Almost the entire rear wall of the six-story building, once mostly sandstone pierced by narrow rows of windows, has been smartly replaced with a handsome glass curtain wall to let the sunshine in. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021 The only thicker curtain wall is at the U.S. Embassy in London. Julia Ries, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2021 The upscale office space will have a three-story glass curtain wall and a two-story atrium with a steel and glass staircase, officials said. Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021 This is mostly thanks to architecture's next major technological shift: the curtain wall. Oscar Holland, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021 See More
Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 One of the first changes: The owners segregated the connecting hallway between the public dining area and private ballroom with a curtain wall. Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022 The original design also included vertical sun shades integrated into the curtain wall system. Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 That facade has since been replaced by a glass curtain wall, which admits daylight into the previously dim building and serves as a point of visual and physical connection to the Geffen Theater orb. Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021 Almost the entire rear wall of the six-story building, once mostly sandstone pierced by narrow rows of windows, has been smartly replaced with a handsome glass curtain wall to let the sunshine in. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021 The only thicker curtain wall is at the U.S. Embassy in London. Julia Ries, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2021 The upscale office space will have a three-story glass curtain wall and a two-story atrium with a steel and glass staircase, officials said. Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021 This is mostly thanks to architecture's next major technological shift: the curtain wall. Oscar Holland, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above