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
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Rock music crossed the Iron Curtain when diplomacy couldn’t, with artists like Bruce Springsteen and Madonna reaching Soviet youth more effectively than any ambassador.
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Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Remon Vos moved to the Czech Republic after the fall of the Iron Curtain and started building logistics parks.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Remon Vos moved to the Czech Republic after the fall of the Iron Curtain and started building logistics parks.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Iron Curtain
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“The Iron Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Iron%20Curtain. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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