container
noun
/kənˈteɪnə/
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/kənˈteɪnɚ/
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- An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
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Behälter,
Gefäß,
Behältnis
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- (transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
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Container
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contain
verb
/kənˈteɪn/
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- (transitive) To hold inside.
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enthalten,
umfassen
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- (transitive) To include as a part.
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enthalten,
beinhalten
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- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
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eingrenzen,
enthalten
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containment
noun
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
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- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
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Eindämmung,
Eindämmungspolitik
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- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
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Sicherheitsbehälter,
Sicherheitsumschließung
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