containment boom

noun

A temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill.

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Meanings

nouncontainment boom (plural containment booms)

plural containment booms

  1. A temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill.

Translations

Estonian õlitõkkepoom
  • õlitõkkepoomfloating boom
Finnish öljypuomi, öljyntorjuntapuomi
  • öljypuomifloating boom
  • öljyntorjuntapuomifloating boom
German Ölsperre
  • Ölsperrefloating boom
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APA

containment boom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/containment%20boom

MLA

“containment boom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/containment%20boom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “containment boom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/containment%20boom.

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