curtain wall

noun

The outer wall of a castle or defensive wall between two bastions.

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Meanings

nouncurtain wall (plural curtain walls)

plural curtain walls

  1. historicalgovernmentThe outer wall of a castle or defensive wall between two bastions.
  2. architectureThe non-load-bearing outer skin of a modern building.

Translations

Polish mur kurtynowy
  • mur kurtynowydefensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town
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APA

curtain wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtain%20wall

MLA

“curtain wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtain%20wall. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curtain wall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtain%20wall.

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