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Curtainwall — [ kəːtnwɔːl; englisch »Vorhangwand«] der, s/ s, Bautechnik: leichte, nicht tragende Außenwand; wird im Skelettbau (z. B. bei Bürohochhäusern) zur optischen Gestaltung und zum Schutz der tragenden Elemente sowie zur Wärme und Schallisolierung… … Universal-Lexikon
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