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Containment

noun
Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.nounThe state of being contained.
2.nounThe state of containing.
3.nounSomething contained.
4.nounA 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.
5.nounA physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
6.nounAn inclusion

Synonyms

containcontainingcontainedcontainerconfinedlimitstoragecompressionreceptacleconfininglimitinglimitation

Antonyms

détenteregime changerollback

Rhymes With

attainmententertainmentinfotainmentarraignment
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