Oxford Dictionary English the Iron Curtain nounnoun BrE BrE//ði ˌaɪən ˈkɜːtn// ; NAmE NAmE//ði ˌaɪərn ˈkɜːrtn// [singular] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe name that people used for the border that used to exist between Western Europe and the communist countries of Central and Eastern EuropeSee the Iron Curtain in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: the Iron Curtain oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
