containment zone
Sealed-off perimeter
A containment zone is an area isolated to prevent something dangerous from spreading beyond its boundaries.
The term appears in public health contexts for quarantined regions during disease outbreaks, in environmental responses to chemical spills or radiation, and in fiction for areas holding supernatural or extraterrestrial threats: The entire city became a containment zone after the outbreak.
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- safety perimeterBoundary around hazards
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
outbreak · patient zero · isolation · ground zero · restricted · hazmat · hazmat suit · evacuation · checkpoint · cordoned · biohazard · exclusion · sealed · emergency · infected · radiation · fence · patrol
- outbreak zonesquarantine area, contaminated area
- Quarantine Facilitieslazaretto, pesthouse, quarantine station, quarantine ward, quarantine camp
- restricted zonesrestricted area, secure area, DMZ
- riot controlriot police, riot gear, riot shield, tear gas, water cannon
- Biosafetybiosafety, biocontainment, biohazard, biohazard symbol, biohazard bag
containment zonefree zone
Duty-exempt import area
public space · transit zone · demilitarized zone · international waters · free trade zone
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