fire curtain
Example Sentences
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He added: "With the fire curtain that was originally here, we’re working with local artists to try and make some artwork out of that curtain, and the pully system for the curtain is being restored."
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
The giant fire curtain is firmly down with scattered props and bits of scenery abandoned on stage behind it: a throne, a bicycle and racks of bright-coloured costumes.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024
The book delivery system will be moved to the perimeter of the room, and a retractable fire curtain will be installed.
From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2022
She told me stories of being a young woman in the theatre — warned me away from the fire curtain, the heavy red velvet drape with chains at the bottom.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2021
The orders—the details—are necessary adjuncts to the operation; of no more interest than the arrangements for pulling up the fire curtain.
From No Man's Land by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
