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CONTAINMENT definition: 1. the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: 2. an attempt to keep another…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONTAINMENT is the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits. How to use containment in a sentence.
CONTAINMENT meaning: 1. the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: 2. an attempt to keep another…. Learn more.
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the act of keeping another country’s power within limits so that it does not become too powerful. Definition of containment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for CONTAINMENT: isolation, segregation, restraint, constraint, confinement, restriction, limitation, circumscription, stint, rein.
an act or policy of limiting the expansion or spread of a natural disaster, contagious disease, or other dangerous thing: Local farmers notified authorities of sick and dying birds more quickly than the previous year, ensuring quick containment of infection on the farm.
con•tain•ment. (kənˈteɪn mənt) n. 1. the act or condition of containing. 2. an act or policy of restricting the territorial growth or ideological influence of a hostile power, esp. a Communist power. 3. an enclosure surrounding a nuclear reactor designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material. [1645–55]
