Prolonged containment Synonyms

Definitions for Prolonged


  • (adjective) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
  • (adjective) drawn out or made longer spatially

Definitions for Containment


  • (noun) the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
  • (noun) (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
  • (noun) 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