containment

B1
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

The state of being contained.

2 Definition

The state of containing.

3 Definition

Something contained.

4 Definition

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.

5 Definition

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

6 Definition

An inclusion