iron curtain
noun
1
: a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area
specifically, often capitalized : one formerly isolating an area under Soviet control
2
: an impenetrable barrier
the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious
C. J. Rolo
C. J. Rolo
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Most bands who reach that level of success don’t do that or they get surrounded by an iron curtain where nobody can speak to them. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 The result is Russians now live behind a digital iron curtain, albeit one with significant gaps. Sam Schechner, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a stark Cold War reference the same day, telling reporters that a new iron curtain was descending between Moscow and the West. Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Sweeping sanctions imposed by the West have brought down a new iron curtain on the Russian economy, freezing tens of billions of dollars of many of the tycoons’ assets along the way. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Some Russians — especially tech-savvy young people or those with social, educational or professional ties to the United States and Western Europe — are trying to break through the digital iron curtain using virtual private networks. Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022 It’s what now seems like the building of an iron curtain between West and East, around questions of fundamental principles. Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2022 Instead of giving up on their Russian audiences, though, international news organizations are trying to exploit gaps within this new digital iron curtain to reach the Russian people. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2022 The new court decision was the next step toward creating a digital iron curtain between Russia and the rest of the world. Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2022 See More
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 The result is Russians now live behind a digital iron curtain, albeit one with significant gaps. Sam Schechner, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a stark Cold War reference the same day, telling reporters that a new iron curtain was descending between Moscow and the West. Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Sweeping sanctions imposed by the West have brought down a new iron curtain on the Russian economy, freezing tens of billions of dollars of many of the tycoons’ assets along the way. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Some Russians — especially tech-savvy young people or those with social, educational or professional ties to the United States and Western Europe — are trying to break through the digital iron curtain using virtual private networks. Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022 It’s what now seems like the building of an iron curtain between West and East, around questions of fundamental principles. Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2022 Instead of giving up on their Russian audiences, though, international news organizations are trying to exploit gaps within this new digital iron curtain to reach the Russian people. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2022 The new court decision was the next step toward creating a digital iron curtain between Russia and the rest of the world. Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1819, in the meaning defined at sense 2