containment
/kənˈteɪnmənt/ noun C1- The state of being contained.
- The state of containing.
- 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.
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