ring containment

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

ring containment is a valid 16-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1N1G2C3O1N1T1A1I1N1M3E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does ring containment mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them.

“ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic”