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iron curtains

iron curtains is the plural of iron curtain.

Meaning of iron curtain

Noun

iron curtain (plural iron curtains)

  1. A barrier made of iron in a theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for fire safety or to prevent communication.
    Synonyms:
    safety curtain
  2. (figuratively) Any impenetrable barrier.
    • The coup d'etat also constituted an iron curtain for the social scientists.1982, Ervand Abrahamian, Iran Between Two Revolutions, →ISBN, page 450

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Questions about iron curtains

What is iron curtains the plural of?
Iron curtains is the plural of iron curtain.

Words near iron curtains in the dictionary

  1. Iron County
  2. iron cross
  3. iron crosses
  4. Iron Crown
  5. iron curtain
  6. iron curtains
  7. iron deficiency
  8. Iron Dome
  9. iron eagle
  10. iron eagles
  11. iron fall

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