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safety curtain

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Theatre
ˈsafety ˌcurtain noun [countable]  APTa thick curtain at the front of a theatre stage that prevents fire from spreading 〔舞台上的〕防火幕,安全幕
Examples from the Corpus
safety curtainAs he disappears behind a safety curtain of blue smoke he starts to say something, but he coughs on the smoke.
ˈsafety ˌcurtain nounChineseSyllable
front of the curtain thick at a Corpus


safety curtain
ˈsafety ˌcurtain noun [countable]
a thick curtain at the front of a theatre stage that prevents fire from spreading


safety curtainBrE /ˈseɪfti kɜːtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseɪfti kɜːrtn/ 🔊 nouna curtain which can come down across the stage in a theatre, intended to stop a fire from spreading (剧场舞台的)防火帘,隔火帐,防火幕