[
US
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
]
[ UK /kəntˈeɪnmənt/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈeɪnmənt/ ]
NOUN
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
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the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
the containment of the rebellion
the containment of the AIDS epidemic -
a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975
How To Use containment In A Sentence
- If you think you can work out a containment system where all the defense wonks have failed, have at it.
- His doctrine, containment, proved to have been a wise choice over the long haul.
- It's time for a policy of containment, which I hereby revise to include a blockade.
- The sooner we quit fiddling with otiose sanctions against Iran, the sooner we can begin crafting containment and deterrence strategies that are actually effective. Michael Hughes: Who Cares If Iran Goes Nuclear?
- The spores that were found in Dr. Ivins's office and in a men's changing area were far from the biocontainment lab, where much of the military's anthrax work was under way. FBI Used DNA to Link
- Our lab is one of the largest bio-containment facilities in the world dealing with animal pathogens, some of which have the potential to infect and kill humans.
- - so think of entities as a table of tables - they use the term heterogeneous containment to describe this idea. Netvouz - new bookmarks
- Shelly felt that a policy of containment and negotiation was the appropriate course of action.
- Typically, managers focus on operating their area of assigned responsibility for efficiency, cost containment, and compliance with delivery schedules.
- They were working to remove a bolted flange, a rib-like assembly that must be taken out in order to install another piece of equipment - known as a flanged spool - over the drill pipe and connect it to the new containment dome. The Age News Headlines
