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

Noun

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

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 the Iron Curtain → el Telón de Acero

Iron Curtain n the Iron Curtain → le rideau de fer

Iron Curtain iron n the Iron Curtain → der Eiserne Vorhang

Iron Curtain n the Iron Curtain → la cortina di ferro