Rolladenpanzer

roller shutter slat curtain

noun RO-lah-den-pan-tser Rare

Also means

roller blind slat assembly

Usage Note

Rolladenpanzer is the interlocking aluminium or PVC slat assembly that forms the actual curtain of a roller shutter; it rolls up into the box (Rolladenkasten) above the window.

Examples

"Ein gerissener Rolladenpanzer muss lamellenweise ausgetauscht werden."

Natural Translation

A broken roller shutter curtain must be replaced slat by slat.

Literal Translation

A torn roller-shutter-curtain must slat-by-slat exchanged become.

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