iron curtain
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See also: Iron Curtain
English
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌaɪən ˈkɜːtn̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ(ə)ɹn ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tən
- Hyphenation: iron cur‧tain
Noun
[edit]iron curtain (plural iron curtains)
- (theater) A barrier made of iron in a theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication.
- (figurative) Any impenetrable barrier.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]barrier made of iron in a theatre
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impenetrable barrier
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References
[edit]- ^ “iron curtain, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
Further reading
[edit]iron curtain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Iron Curtain (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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