Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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containment | Yes | No | No | No |
ring containment | Yes | No | No | No |
containment (noun) | ring containment (noun) |
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the act of containing; keeping something from spreading | a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them |
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor | |
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 |