containment
noun
conĀ·tainĀ·ment
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Definition of containment
1
: the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits
the containment of health costs
2
: the policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology
Examples of containment in a Sentence
The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.
The government needs to adopt a containment strategy.
Recent Examples on the Web
This has threatened to wind back decades of success in the containment of the disease since the first measles vaccines were introduced, in 1963āan era when the United States saw between three million and four million cases a year. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "The Message of Measles," 26 Aug. 2019 The blaze was 30 percent contained after firefighters worked on containment lines overnight, Cal Fire said in a Tweet. — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Border Fire near Tecate now 30 percent contained," 16 Aug. 2019 Crews were at the scene overnight on Monday and will remain at the scene on Tuesday to strengthen containment lines. — Curtis Driscoll, The Mercury News, "Moose Fire: Mendocino County wildfire now at 225 acres 25 percent contained," 15 Aug. 2019 OHB System has yet to find a customer for a satellite fitted with such containment cabling. — The Economist, "No one has yet been killed by re-entering space junk," 10 Aug. 2019 The Milepost 97 fire, Oregonās largest wildfire, is now fully encircled by containment lines, officials said. — oregonlive.com, "Family, teammates mourn slain Portland State basketball star: Morning Briefing," 5 Aug. 2019 Fire resources are working to extinguish hot spots & strengthening containment lines in heavy timber & slash on this smoldering fire in steep rugged terrain. — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, "About 100 campers stranded in Usal Creek fire along Mendocino Coast," 30 July 2019 Firefighters on Sunday built and strengthened containment lines on the ridge above State Route 410, as aircraft dropped water to keep spot fires in check and reduce the fireās spread. — Yakima Herald-republic, The Seattle Times, "Left Hand fire in Yakima County at 2,500 acres," 29 July 2019 Fire crews from both INL and the Bureau of Land Management are working to contain the blaze, but no containment was reported as of Tuesday night. — Chris Boyette, CNN, "A fire in Idaho grew to 90,000 acres in less than a day," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'containment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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containment
noun
English Language Learners Definition of containment
: the act of preventing the spread of something
: actions that are intended to keep an unfriendly government from getting more power
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