an act or policy of restricting the territorial growth or ideological influence of another, especially a hostile nation.
an act or policy of limiting the expansion or spread of a natural disaster, contagious disease, or other dangerous thing: Containment of the wildfire reached nearly 40% before powerful winds carried embers over the perimeter, reducing containment.Local farmers notified authorities of sick and dying birds more quickly than the previous year, ensuring quick containment of infection on the farm.
(in a nuclear power plant) an enclosure completely surrounding a nuclear reactor, designed to prevent the release of radioactive material in the event of an accident.
Testing for the coronavirus is essential for tracking its spread and knowing when additional containment measures should be put into place.
Why some colleges win against Covid-19, and others lose|Katherine Harmon Courage|October 6, 2020|Vox
Widespread surveillance testing can catch these outbreaks “before they get completely out of hand,” he says, prompting effective scaled-up containment strategies.
Why some colleges win against Covid-19, and others lose|Katherine Harmon Courage|October 6, 2020|Vox
Chevron installed a large, underground containment system — a channel with perforated drains at either end — and added devices called tilt meters to record any sudden shifts in formations beneath the surface to give warning above.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
Second and third waves of the virus have underscored the limits of low-tech containment strategies like face masks and social distancing and bolstered the need for a vaccine.
Scientists see an upside to AstraZeneca halting its COVID-19 vaccine trial|Grady McGregor|September 9, 2020|Fortune
It’s very obvious that Japan on the one side of the Pacific and India on the other side…If you have close relations between those two countries, you’ve got a pretty powerful containment mechanism that kicks into place.
Want to see Japan’s future? Look past Shinzo Abe’s immediate successor, economist says|Veta Chan|September 3, 2020|Fortune
The UK, too, is now an active player in the containment mission.
Obama Warns UN of Looming Ebola ‘Catastrophe’|Abby Haglage|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frieden, who weeks ago claimed the “window was closing” on Ebola containment efforts, reaffirmed the need for an urgent response.
CDC’s Worst Case Scenario: 1.4 Million Ebola Cases|Abby Haglage|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Obama spoke only of containment, John McCain might just have a stroke, and the Sunday shows would have to go off the air.
Please—Let's Not Destroy ISIS|Michael Tomasky|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kennan was the legendary Cold War strategist who authored the doctrine of containment.
Rand Paul Gives War a Chance|Olivia Nuzzi|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frieden emphasized that containment will require great care.
Why the White Americans Got the ‘Secret’ Ebola Serum|Michael Daly|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The habit of containment, which had come with worldly experience, however, did not fail her.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905|Various
British Dictionary definitions for containment
containment
/ (kənˈteɪnmənt) /
noun
the act or condition of containing, esp of restraining the ideological or political power of a hostile country or the operations of a hostile military force
(from 1947 to the mid-1970s) a principle of US foreign policy that sought to prevent the expansion of Communist power
Also called: confinementphysicsthe process of preventing the plasma in a controlled thermonuclear reactor from reaching the walls of the reaction vessel, usually by confining it within a configuration of magnetic fieldsSee magnetic bottle
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A policy aimed at controlling the spread of communism around the world, developed in the administration of President Harry S. Truman. The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 was an important step in the development of containment.