Thesaurus: containment

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1. n. That which is contained; the extent; the substance.
2. n. 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
3. n. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
4. n. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
5. That which is contained; the extent; the substance. [Obs.] The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller.
6. That which is contained; the extent; the substance. [Obs.]The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller.
7. n:100 n. 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 n. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor n. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading