Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: containment
IPA transcription: [kənt'eɪnmənt]
Pronunciations of containment
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: containment
    Meaning: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"
  • Synonyms: containment
    Meaning: (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
  • Synonyms: containment
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cold War, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of Lebanon, License CC BY-SA 4.0