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safety curtain

safe·ty cur·tain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [seyf-tee kur-tn]
    • /ˈseɪf ti ˈkɜr tn/
    • /ˈseɪfti ˈkɜːtn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seyf-tee kur-tn]
    • /ˈseɪf ti ˈkɜr tn/

Definitions of safety curtain words

  • noun safety curtain a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium. 1
  • noun safety curtain a curtain made of fireproof material that can be lowered to separate the auditorium and stage in a theatre to prevent the spread of a fire 0
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Origin of safety curtain

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Safety curtain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Safety curtain

safety curtain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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