iron curtain

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English

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁ésh₂r̥
PIE word
*ḱóm

From iron +‎ curtain.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

iron curtain (plural iron curtains)

  1. (theater) A barrier made of iron in a theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication.
  2. (figurative) Any impenetrable barrier.
    • 1982, Ervand Abrahamian, Iran Between Two Revolutions‎, →ISBN, page 450:
      The coup d'etat also constituted an iron curtain for the social scientists.

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References

  1. ^ “iron curtain, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.

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