the Iron Curtain
Definition of the Iron Curtain
: 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
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: something made of iron: such as
: shackles for the hands or legs
: a heated metal implement used for branding or cauterizing
: of, relating to, or made of iron
: resembling iron
: strong and healthy : robust
: to furnish or cover with iron
: to shackle with irons
: to smooth with or as if with a heated iron
: a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
: window drapery
: a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier — compare iron curtain
: to furnish with or as if with curtains
: to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain
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