Usually means: Symbolic divide between East, West.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word Iron Curtain:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. iron curtain, the Iron Curtain, the iron curtain: Merriam-Webster
  2. Iron Curtain: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. iron curtain: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Iron Curtain: Collins English Dictionary
  5. iron curtain: Vocabulary.com
  6. the Iron Curtain, the Iron curtain: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. Iron Curtain, iron curtain: Wiktionary
  8. iron curtain: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. iron curtain: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Iron Curtain: Dictionary.com
  11. Iron Curtain: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Iron Curtain (countermeasure), Iron Curtain (disambiguation), Iron Curtain (football), Iron Curtain (musical), Iron Curtain, Iron curtain, The Iron Curtain (film), The Iron Curtain: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. iron curtain: Rhymezone
  14. iron curtain: FreeDictionary.org
  15. iron curtain: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. iron curtain: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. iron curtain: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Iron Curtain, The Iron Curtain: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Political (No longer online)
  2. iron curtain: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Iron Curtain, iron curtain: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Iron curtain)

noun:  (historical) Chiefly preceded by the: the dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991).
noun:  (theater) A barrier made of iron in a theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication.
noun:  (figurative) Any impenetrable barrier.

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