confined

Definition of confined in English English dictionary: not free to move; Simple past tense and past participle of confine; past of confine; in captivity; If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. The problem is not confined to Germany These dangers are not confined to smokers. = restricted; deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint; not free to move about; A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls. His long legs bent up in the confined space; If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they are disabled or ill. He had been confined to a wheelchair since childhood; {i} convict serving a sentence; not invading healthy tissue; not free to move about not invading healthy tissue enclosed by a confining fence deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint; enclosed by a confining fence; {s} constricted, restrained; limited, bound; referring to a small or tight area or space; closeted
confined space: Confined space is a term from labor-safety regulations that refers to an area whose enclosed conditions and limited access make it dangerous
confined space: 1 A workspace with limited entry or exit and not designed for continuous employee occupancy (e g tanks, silos, hoppers, tunnels) 2 An enclosure with less than 19 5% oxygen concentration such as a vault, tank or pipe
confined space: An enclosure such as a storage tank, process vessel, boiler, silo, tank car, pipeline, tube, duct, sewer, underground utility vault, tunnel, or pit that has limited means of getting out and poor natural ventilation and that may contain hazardous contaminants or be oxygen deficient
confined space: It is or may become hazardous to a worker required to enter an enclosed or partially enclosed space having restricted access and egress, due to its design, construction, location, atmosphere, the materials, or substances in it or other conditions The escape or rescue of workers required to enter a confined space in an emergency may be hindered Examples of confined spaces include but are not limited to: tanks, bins, vessels, towers, furnaces, tank cars, sewers, pipeline, sumps, utility tunnels, dyked areas, excavations, boilers, silos, ventilation and exhaust ducts, vessel skirts, utility vaults, valve wells and pipe racks
confined space: Any area that has limited openings for entry and exit that would make escape difficult in an emergency, has a lack of ventilation, contains known and potential hazards, and is not intended nor designated for continuous human occupancy
confined space: A confined space is any space with restricted access or egress where (because of the construction, locations, contents or nature of the work done inside) hazardous, gases vapors, dusts, or fumes may accumulate, or where oxygen may be deficient
confined space: A tank, vessel, open topped tank, or any other enclosed space that is not designed for continuous occupation A person is considered to be inside a confined space if their head and shoulders are inside the space
confined space: Any enclosed area with only one entrance, and/or where hazardous vapour, dust or fumes may accumulate, and/or where oxygen may be deficient
confine: To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area
confine: (in plural confines) Limits
confine: {v} to border, bound, fix, tie up, keep
confine: {n} a limit, border, boundary, side, edge
be confined to one's bed: be ill, remain in bed for medical reasons
be confined to one's room: be locked in one's quarters, be punished
confine: close in or confine
confine: The confines of a situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves. away from the confines of the British class system I can't stand the confines of this marriage. = constraints
confine: {f} limit, restrict; imprison
confine: To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close
confine: Common boundary; border; limit; used chiefly in the plural
confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed
confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
confine: If you confine yourself or your activities to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else. He did not confine himself to the one language His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings. = limit, restrict
confine: Something that is within the confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it. The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory
confine: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
confine: If someone is confined to a mental institution, prison, or other place, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time. The woman will be confined to a mental institution
confine: To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with
confine: con·fine confines confining confined The verb is pronounced The noun confines is pronounced1. To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area The US will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict. = restrict
confine: Limits
confine: Apartment; place of restraint; prison
confine: deprive of freedom; take into confinement