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Learn the meaning of containment in English, with examples from politics, health, and other fields. Find out how to pronounce containment and see its synonyms and collocations.
Learn the meaning of containment as a noun in English, with examples from politics, science and everyday life. Find out how to pronounce containment and see its synonyms and collocations.
Learn the meaning of containment as the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits or preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries for containment.
Containment represented a middle-ground position between détente (relaxation of relations) and rollback (actively replacing a regime). The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan during the post- World War II term of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
Learn the meaning and usage of the noun containment, which refers to the act of keeping something under control or within limits. See how to pronounce it, how to use it in sentences, and how it differs from related words.
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. Containment of the wildfire reached nearly 40% before powerful winds ...
The containment of something dangerous or unpleasant is the act or process of keeping it under control within a particular area or place. Fire crews are hoping they can achieve full containment of the fire before the winds pick up.
