confined space
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconfineandspace
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confine
verb
uk/kənˈfaɪn/us/kənˈfaɪn/
to limit an activity, person, or problem in ...
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space
noun
uk/speɪs/us/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofconfineandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We simulated situations where the clusters formed inside the capillaries did not remain bound once leaving theirconfinedspace.
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This may have been due to the lack of bright sunlight, or to theconfinedspaceof the observation-jars. 11.
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This play, too, comprises a chain of self-contained short episodes in which the actors play in an extremelyconfinedspace.
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Even so, with so many enthusiastic dancers in aconfinedspace, some form of regulation is required.
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But just as important, the door establishes a boundary: a demarcation between the cramped andconfinedspaceof the cabin and the much larger world of the ship.
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A base, placed there, is within aconfinedspace; and it is exposed.
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Often they are alone in deserted areas at night in aconfinedspace—a small cab—with cash.
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This is particularly unpleasant when sitting in aconfinedspacesuch as a theatre or a cinema.
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Part of the substances may be applied in aconfinedspace.
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As they grow, they become vicious in aconfinedspace.
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How does one control a fire in aconfinedspaceof parked vehicles?
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The hounds can follow the hare into the enclosure and corner it in a smaller and moreconfinedspace.
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The fact that a lot of males are gathered together in aconfinedspacecan presumably add to that difficulty.
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We are an affluent post-industrial society living in aconfinedspace.
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Theconfinedspacemay lead to more behavioural problems.
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I agree that the explosions on the trains have not taken place within theconfinedspaceof a tunnel.
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Everything is hugger-mugger, with sweets, picture postcards and all the rest in aconfinedspace.
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Very often he is working in aconfinedspaceunderground, in cramped conditions.
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In theconfinedspaceit was found impossible for police officers to approach him and disarm him without the risk of serious injury.
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In theconfinedspaceof a pit, the noise of a machine is deafening.
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