IRON CURTAIN


Meaning of IRON CURTAIN in English

Function: noun

Date: 1819

1 : an impenetrable barrier <the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious ― C. J. Rolo>

2 : a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area specifically often capitalized : one formerly isolating an area under Soviet control

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