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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) the act of containing | |
| Examples: | "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces" |
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| Related terms: | restraint | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor | |
| Related terms: | system physics | |
| 3. | [ noun ] 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 | |
| Examples: | "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 |
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| Related terms: | policy check | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (military) the act of containing something or someone; keeping it from spreading | |
| Examples: | "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces" |
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| Related terms: | restraint inclusion ring_containment military | |
| Similar spelling: |
continent contingent continental contentment contaminant containerise containerize container contained contingent_on containerized containerised continency continence continent-wide contents contingence contingency contaminate continuant contented continue containerful counting contention contaminated containership |
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