FIRE CONTROL Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase fire control. (close relations)
Definition of FIRE CONTROL
Best Alternative Words for FIRE CONTROL
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| containment | nounn | |||||||
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 • (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor • the act of containing; keeping something from spreading | ||||||||
| handling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something • the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means • the management of someone or something | ||||||||
| management | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of managing something • those in charge of running a business | ||||||||
| mitigation | nounn | |||||||
noun • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious • a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances • the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||||||||
| regulation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authoritative command • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • the state of being controlled or governed • (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered • the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular • the act of controlling or directing according to rule adjective satellite • prescribed by or according to regulation | ||||||||
| restraint | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of controlling by restraining someone or something • discipline in personal and social activities • the state of being physically constrained • a rule or condition that limits freedom • lack of ornamentation • a device that retards something's motion | ||||||||
| suppression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the failure to develop some part or organ • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation • forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | ||||||||
| extinguishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished. • The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. | ||||||||
