Containment Definition & Meaning

containment
noun
  1. 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; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"
  2. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
  3. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"

"Containment" in song lyrics

See how containment is used in real songs:

  • "A flak story - flagged coffins, call Brit Hume for containment"
    Alexipharmic — Fox News
  • "Pick a chick I could creep with, my life, in containment"
    Buddha Monk f/ Da Manchuz — Call of the Gods
  • "Law enforcement occupations real heavy for containment"
    Capital-X — Fight the Apathy

Usage tips for "containment"

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