Iron Curtain
See also: iron curtain
English
the Iron Curtain depicted as a black line
Etymology
Specialised use of iron curtain. Used (in German) during World War II by Joseph Goebbels. In English it appeared in telegrams from Winston Churchill to Harry S. Truman in 1945 before being popularized by Churchill in a speech he gave at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri 5 March 1946[1].
Proper noun
- (historical) The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions, especially during the Cold War.
- 1946, Winston Churchill, Sinews of Peace:
- From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
- 1946, Winston Churchill, Sinews of Peace:
Translations
the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions
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References
- wikipedia on Iron Curtain, and Nigel Rees, Sayings of the Century
Further reading
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