iron curtain

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see also: Iron Curtain

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Noun

iron curtain (plural iron curtains)

1. A barrier made of iron in the theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication.
2. (idiomatic) Any impenetrable barrier.

Related terms

• Iron Curtain

Translations

• Portuguese: cortina de ferro

Translations

• French: rideau de fer
• German: eiserner Vorhang
• Italian: cortina di ferro
• Portuguese: cortina de ferro
• Russian: желе́зный за́навес

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Iron Curtain

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Proper noun

1. (historical) The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions, especially during the Cold War.
   • 1946, Winston Churchill, Sinews of Peace:

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Translations

• French: rideau de fer
• German: Eiserner Vorhang
• Italian: Cortina di ferro
• Portuguese: Cortina de Ferro
• Russian: желе́зный за́навес
• Spanish: Cortina de Hierro, Telón de Acero

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