iron curtain (redirected from The Iron Curtain)

iron curtain

n.

1. often Iron Curtain The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and western Europe from 1945 to 1990.

2. A barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information: "That department and the editorial department are separated by an almost impenetrable iron curtain" (Brendan Gill).

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Iron Curtain

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  (formerly) the guarded border between the countries of the Soviet bloc and the rest of Europe

b.  (as modifier) Iron Curtain countries

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

iron curtain - an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries ideological barrier - a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies

Translations

Iron Curtain n (Pol) the Iron Curtain → la cortina di ferro
Iron Curtain countries or countries behind the Iron Curtain → gli stati d'oltrecortina