Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B bamboo curtain: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bam'boo cur'tain Pronunciation: [key] a political and ideological barrier that impeded relations between Communist Asia, esp. China, and the West from 1949 to 1972. Cf. iron curtain. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. bamboo bamboo shoots TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: saturnine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language