Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ring_containment

1 sense of ring containment

Sense 1
ring containment -- (a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic")
       => containment -- (the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion")