Years of Lead

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Etymology

Calque of Italian anni di piombo.

Proper noun

Years of Lead

  1. (historical) A period during the Cold War, characterized by left-wing and right-wing terrorism and the strategy of tension, beginning in Italy and later spreading to the rest of Europe.