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Containment

Containment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Containment? [n] the act of containing (especially the restraint of a hostile country or a hostile military force); "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces" [n] (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor [n] a policy of checking the expansion of a hostile power or ideology by creating strategic alliances; "containment of Communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Containment: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Containment: appeasement \| balance of power \| brinkmanship \| cincture \| circling \| circumambience \| circumambiency \| circumcincture \| circumflexion \| circumjacence \| circumposition \| coexistence \| colonialism \| compromise \| detente \| deterrence \| diplomacy \| diplomatic \| diplomatics \| dollar diplomacy \| dollar imperialism \| Eisenhower Doctrine \| embracement \| encincture \| encirclement \| enclosure \| encompassment \| enfoldment \| envelopment \| environment \| expansionism \| foreign affairs \| foreign policy \| girding \| girdling \| good-neighbor policy \| imperialism \| inclusion \| internationalism \| involvement \| isolationism \| manifest destiny \| militarism \| Monroe Doctrine \| nationalism \| neocolonialism \| neutralism \| Nixon Doctrine \| nonresistance \| open door \| open-door policy \| peace offensive \| peaceful coexistence \| preparedness \| shirt-sleeve diplomacy \| shuttle diplomacy \| spheres of influence \| surrounding \| the big stick \| tough policy \| Truman Doctrine \| world politics See Also \| policy \| restraint \| system Containment In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tain"ment\, n. That which is contained; the extent; the substance. [Obs.] The containment of a rich man's estate. --Fuller.

Containment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Containment?

[n] the act of containing (especially the restraint of a hostile country or a hostile military force); "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces"
[n] (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
[n] a policy of checking the expansion of a hostile power or ideology by creating strategic alliances; "containment of Communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

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See Also | policy | restraint | system

Containment In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tain"ment\, n.
That which is contained; the extent; the substance. [Obs.]

      The containment of a rich man's estate.  --Fuller.

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