roller shutter
Slat-based window cover
A roller shutter is a door or window covering made of horizontal slats that roll up around a cylinder when opened.
Common on storefronts, garages, and industrial buildings, they provide security when closed and disappear overhead when raised: The shopkeeper pulled down the roller shutter at closing time.
Bulk goods storage building
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- galvanized steelZinc-protected iron alloy
insulated · freight · storage · commercial · distribution center · electric motor · chain drive · heavy-duty
Mechanism requiring a key
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
padlock · gate · grille · deterrent · sensor · keypad · remote control · locking mechanism
Written instructions for use
- electricPowered by current
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- remote controlWireless device operator
- crankRotary operating handle
strap · spring · coil · retractable · raise · lower · open · close
Impassable to light
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
blackout · light control · visibility · partition · enclosed · hidden · darkening · shade
Preventing noise transmission
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- acousticRelating to sound
- noise reductionDecreasing auditory interference
- draftPreliminary version of text
energy efficiency · climate control · temperature · double-walled · polyurethane · barrier · dampening · heat retention
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- impact-resistantAble to withstand forceful contact
fireproof · wind resistance · debris · extreme weather · bushfire · safeguard · reinforced · shatterproof
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
galvanized steel · insulated · freight · storage · commercial · distribution center · electric motor · chain drive · heavy-duty · high-speed
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
surveillance · padlock · gate · grille · deterrent · sensor · keypad · remote control · locking mechanism · tamper-resistant
manual
Written instructions for use
- electricPowered by current
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- remote controlWireless device operator
crank · strap · spring · coil · retractable · raise · lower · open · close · automatic
opaque
Impassable to light
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
window · blackout · light control · visibility · partition · enclosed · hidden · darkening · shade · residential
soundproofing
Preventing noise transmission
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- acousticRelating to sound
- noise reductionDecreasing auditory interference
draft · energy efficiency · climate control · temperature · double-walled · polyurethane · barrier · dampening · heat retention · condensation
storm
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
impact-resistant · fireproof · wind resistance · debris · extreme weather · bushfire · safeguard · reinforced · shatterproof · emergency
- storefrontsstorefront, shop front, display window, shop window, window display
- industrial parksindustrial park, business park, business unit, factory, manufacturing plant
- window securitywindow lock, window bar, window grate, window sensor, window alarm
roller shuttersheer curtain
net curtain · open window · curtain · drape · voile
roller, shutter, roll, shut, rolling, rolled, rolls, shutters, shuttered