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Meanings of containment in English

Russian
локдаун
Portuguese
confinamento
Catalan
confinament
Spanish
confinamiento
Wikidata

Emergency protocol that prevents people or information from leaving an area, usually only initiated by someone in a position of authority.

        локдаун
        Russian
        изоляция
        Catalan
        isolació
        Wikidata

        Absence or impediment of contact or interaction.

            изоляция
            Synonyms
            Examples for "isolation"
            Examples for "isolation"
            1
            Discussion: Health promotion cannot be meaningfully achieved in isolation from health literacy.
            Pubmed
            2
            Always placing new arrivals in isolation until their health status was clear.
            The South African
            3
            For many people in modern society, however, it brings loneliness and isolation.
            The Irish Times
            4
            Photo: AFP Both new cases were detected in people in managed isolation.
            Radio NZ
            5
            However, mothers in the intervention group reported more feelings of social isolation.
            Pubmed
            1
            Payne asked, 'Haven't they heard of the separation of church and state?'
            Sign of the cross
            2
            However that may be, I soon rejected the ship thing; the separation.
            The Last Ship
            3
            Mothers receiving separation allowances get a special mention in child neglect cases.
            The Irish Times
            4
            The result is balanced audio with audible bass and great stereo separation.
            The Verge
            5
            This is also a good time to discuss the possibility of separation.
            Radio NZ
            1
            Our need for togetherness exists alongside our need for separateness, writes Perel.
            News.com.au
            2
            That inequality leads to separateness is the unavoidable conclusion of its aftermath.
            The new yorker
            3
            For in its career of separateness it cannot go on for ever.
            Sadhana : the realisation of life
            4
            In doing so, they annihilate all sense of separateness, and so on.
            Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
            5
            The end of Israel's separateness is the good of the world.
            Judaism
            Russian
            стратегия сдерживания
            Portuguese
            contenção
            Spanish
            contención
            Catalan
            contenció
            Wikidata

            American political strategy against spread of communism.

                    Related terms
                    стратегия сдерживания
                    Russian
                    включение
                    Spanish
                    inclusión

                    Concept that all the contents of one object are also contained within a second object.

                          Related terms
                          включение
                          Usage of containment in English
                          1
                          Operating results also improved due to stringent cost containment measures, said Molefe.
                          The South African
                          2
                          Ireland remains in containment phase with just one case of community transmission.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          The containment chamber was placed on the sea floor on Tuesday night.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          The other advantage from the employers point of view is cost containment.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          But after Iran and Italy, it was obvious containment would not work.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          There is currently no known cure and treatment is focused on containment.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Its plan for containment and mitigation will be published early this week.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          Another crucial reason for the slower spread was Africa's quick containment measures.
                          News.com.au
                          9
                          Allen said the storm could have benefits and drawbacks for containment efforts.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          She had a quality of poise and self-containment which I've rarely seen.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          But nurseries said that many of the containment rules would be onerous.
                          Radio NZ
                          12
                          The fire service is hoping to reach 60 percent containment by tonight.
                          Radio NZ
                          13
                          The test subjects in the containment unit were lost to them now.
                          Apocalypse of the Dead
                          14
                          There is no estimate for its containment, said Yvette Streeter, town spokeswoman.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Make sure you don't violate the containment and you should be fine.
                          The Rhesus Chart
                          16
                          Weak lockdowns allowed potential carriers to slip through containment cordons, they added.
                          Reuters