A "containment area" is a specific location or zone that is designed to confine, control, or isolate something potentially dangerous or harmful, such as a disease, hazardous substance, or problem.
Sentences with «containment area»
Vinyl fencing prevents silt from seeping out from the muck containment area on the island. (usatoday.com)
The muck from that project is stored at two 28 - acre rectangular containment areas off New York Avenue, more than 3 miles west of the lagoon, where the water drains out of the slurry. (usatoday.com)
During the student protests of 2010, demonstrators used map apps to alert others to where police were imposing «kettles» — containment areas which trapped them in the freezing cold without access to food, water or toilet facilities. (politics.co.uk)