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- 1. the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits: "the containment of the epidemic"
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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.
CONTAINMENT meaning: 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 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.
Definition of containment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
