- the policy of attempting to prevent the influence of an opposing nation or political system from spreading
- prevention of the spread or escape of something toxic or otherwise harmful
- the steel and concrete shell used in a nuclear power plantin full containment structure
- Efforts to stop a disease from spreading to new populations are an example of containment.
- Trying to keep a harmful dictator from expanding his reach is an example of containment.
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containment

noun
- The act or condition of containing.
- A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest.
- A structure or system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive materials from a reactor.
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(countable and uncountable, plural containments)
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) Something contained.
- (uncountable, countable) a policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- (countable) a physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (countable, mathematics) an inclusion
contain + -ment
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Sentence Examples
- The seamless styles are more about smoothing, containment and comfort.
- While efforts are made to contain the radiation produced during the fission process, and containment systems are in place to help prevent leaks and contamination, nuclear energy does have its drawbacks.
- Jobs in the medical field have been migrating toward outpatient and ambulatory health care due to the overarching trend of cost containment.
- While containment technologies have grown more reliable, leaks in older reactors can still occur.
- Feelings with regard to the Vulcans waxed and waned between gratitude for their friendship and resentment for their perceived containment of the human spirit.
WORDS NEAR containment IN THE DICTIONARY
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