the Iron Curtain

noun

: the political and military barrier in the past that separated the communist countries of Europe from the rest of Europe

a spy novel that takes place behind the Iron Curtain

Examples of the Iron Curtain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The British electro-rock band first crossed the Iron Curtain in March 1988 to play a historic concert in Prague, then the capital of communist Czechoslovakia. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

During the Cold War, as futurists on both sides of the Iron Curtain plotted to control the direction of history, another group coalesced around a more modest idea. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

For decades, these places helped preserve a culture separated from its homeland by the Iron Curtain. — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Knowing Peter was a target and longing for life beyond the Iron Curtain, Peter brought his pregnant wife with him to an August 1980 tournament in Austria. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

Rhymes for the Iron Curtain

• bertin
• certain
• uncertain