asbestos fire curtain
1asbestos — Synonyms and related words: act drop, amianthus, asbestos board, asbestos curtain, backdrop, batten, border, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, drop, drop curtain, earth flax, fire break, fire curtain, fire… …
2curtain — Synonyms and related words: Z, abatis, act, act drop, advanced work, afterpiece, apodosis, apply to, asbestos, asbestos board, awning, backdrop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier …
3fire|proof — «FYR PROOF», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. that will not burn, or will not burn easily: »Asbestos is fireproof. SYNONYM(S): incombustible. 2. that is relatively hard to set fire to; not easily destroyed by fire: »A building made entirely of steel and …
4Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… …
5Asbestos Curtain — In the 1890s, stages began to be equipped with drop curtains that had asbestos fibers woven into them and could be lowered as a fire barrier between the stage area and the auditorium. Unfortunately, most backstage fires could not be so easily… …
6Safety curtain — A safety curtain (or fire curtain in America) is a fire safety precaution used in large proscenium theatres. It is usually a heavy fiberglass or iron curtain located immediately behind the proscenium arch. Asbestos based materials were originally …
7Iroquois Theater Fire — By the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) records, it is still, as of 2008, the worst single building fire in U.S. history with the most fatalities. The New York City Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire claimed 148, the Great Chicago Fire… …
8safety 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. Also called fire curtain. [1905 10] * * * …
9drop — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate, acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board, ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten, be bereaved of, be confined, be… …
10border — Synonyms and related words: Berlin wall, Japanese garden, Pillars of Hercules, abut, abut on, act drop, adjoin, alpine garden, ambit, approach, approximate, arboretum, arena, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, bailiwick, bamboo curtain, bank,… …
