Containment

Word CONTAINMENT
Character 11
Hyphenation con tain ment
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Definitions and meanings of "Containment"

What do we mean by containment?

The act or condition of containing. noun

A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest. noun

A structure or system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive materials from a reactor. noun

That which is contained or comprised; extent; contents. noun

That which is contained; the extent; the substance. noun

The act of containing. noun

The act or policy of restricting the influence or territorial growth of a hostile nation. noun

The act of restricting some deleterious substance within a confined space, especially when such material is released unintentionally or by accident. Also used attributively, as a containment boom. noun

A structure surrounding a nuclear power plant designed to prevent release of radioactive materials into the environment in the event of an accident. noun

The act of containing or something contained noun

A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War noun

A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant. noun

An inclusion noun

The act of containing; keeping something from spreading noun

(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor 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 noun

The state of being contained.

The state of containing.

Something contained.

A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.

An inclusion

A naturally well packed vulva, whereupon no part of the labia (majora or minora), clitoris, or vestibule of the vagina can be seen. Urban Dictionary

The capture and storage of noxious fumes emanating from the anus by utilizing Tupperware plastic containers. Urban Dictionary

Used when someone is on a cell phone in an inappropriate place and/or being usually loud and/or obnoxious. Urban Dictionary

1. people who where jeans with flip flops Urban Dictionary

No true definition, best used in a manner by which the "true" definition cannot be confused with this word. Urban Dictionary

Very homosexual, queer, gay. Urban Dictionary

The agreement people make for consent of intimate play. A container may include duration of a play date, the acts that are acceptable, a length of time the agreement lasts, who may be informed of the play date etc. Urban Dictionary

A place to put threads for irritating users while still respecting their freedom to have discussions, it could be a clubhouse or a quarantine. Urban Dictionary

1.an organized cult of enlightened individuals who have mastered the art of containing even the most extreme influences of humour without showing the slightest sign of and expression 2.performing acts of randomness that is difficult to notice as it is performed very quickly, and is undetectable as the person(s), contain there laughter, no matter how extreme the humour Urban Dictionary

1. A release of excrement from a faulty or overloaded child's diaper. 2. A term used to describe a fart that has escaped all attempts to keep it contained under a comforter or blanket. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Containment

The word "containment" in example sentences

But the term containment was originally created by State Department analyst George Kennan to describe the necessity for strong measures including the use of military force to prevent the spread of Soviet communism. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You use the term "containment" to describe the group who oppose a very strong policy of preventing Iran from obtaining the capability e.g., air strikes to destroy facilities. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And what we do is we through the natural flow of the river, some of that oil collects up in the bends up against the shore and in some cases we use what we call containment booms to actually draw the oil into close to shore, so we can actually capture it using vacuum trucks and manual labor to actually get in there and collect it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But if worst comes to worst, there are what he calls containment rooms. ❋ Cook, Robin, 1940- (2000)

And if those descendants do not have all of the defining characteristics of the ancestor then containment is lost. ❋ Unknown (2010)

‘At this time containment is not a feasible option,’ he said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It does not aid in containment of medical costs at all, actually increases Government liability, endangers the security net by leaving it to aged Seniors to comply with the requirements, and gives equal status to all Seniors -- quadrupling the bill. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Contaminated soil and rubble in the areas surrounding the Fukushima reactors have been piled up and abandoned while the government struggles to find a long-term containment area. ❋ Toko Sekiguchi (2011)

One of the problems with containment is that lines were drawn at this event on roads (Cannon St and side streets) when the action was quite some distance away. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

If early containment is successful, the damages from this accident will be in the tens of billions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once containment is lost so is the nested hierarchy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In my view it doesn't look like cost containment is even considered in these proposals. ❋ Xtra (2007)

The report recommends that candidate sites must have sufficient capacity to accept the volume of carbon dioxide expected for the life of the sequestration project and the geologic structure to ensure long-term containment of the carbon dioxide. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The principle of interpenetration and containment is clearly shown by this demonstration," Fa Tsang explains that "These infinite reflections of different realms now simultaneously arise without the slightest effort; they just naturally do so in a perfectly harmonious way ..." ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Swat 'compromise' is nothing more than a short-term containment strategy to keep the savages in and the Yanks would have gained significant concessions themselves for permitting this to happen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instead of long-term containment of health care costs for patients and their families, employers and taxpayers, the battle is being fought to extend future profits of the medical-industrial complex. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Guy #1 at strip club: "Dude! Check out that [hot single mom] working [the brass] pole! She is so hot and what spectacular containment!" Guy #2 at strip club (me): "Yeah, she is hot, but I prefer a nice set of ham or roast beef [meat curtains]." ❋ Vore (2005)

Johnny [contained] his farts. His mother regretted discovering and opening his [multitude] of containment vessels ([Tupperware]). ❋ BloodySwanson (2011)

"contain it!" "so i [told] this [sorostitute] [on the bus] to contain it" ❋ Tony The Time Traveler (2006)

bob: haha.. look at what that [hippie's] wearing, [rainbow flip flops] and [jeans] billy: ugh, what a container. ❋ Sean Kassner (2007)

USAGE - As a response to any question: "It's contained." When reserving a [hotel room]: "Sir we do have one room, would you like that one?" "Is it contained?" "...[what do you mean] by contained?" "I am asking if it is contained it is a simple [yes or no question]..." etc.... ❋ The PC Nerd (2005)

[Mr]. [Contain] was [very gay]. ❋ Billy Bob (2004)

Karen and Jim didn't [hook up] because they didn't agree to a [container]. Karen likes [backdoor], but Jim isn't into anal. ❋ Mgelly (2019)

q: Do you want to [talk about] [Trump]? a: No, [go back] to your Containment Board! ❋ Supellex_ (2017)

"damn [rorz], you are [the jedi] of contained randomness, [how do you do] it?" ❋ Rorz N Wilde (2004)

"It was a real nightmare, we had a major [containment breach], our boys [diaper] failed to hold and we had to throw out his pants." "Hold your nose there's been a containment breach. I could not [hold it]" ❋ Nycesq (2009)

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