- Look up prevention or
prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevention may
refer to:
Preventive healthcare,
measures to
prevent diseases or injuries...
- A gybe
preventer,
preventer, or jibe-guard, is a
mechanical device on a
sailing vessel which limits the boom's
ability to
swing unexpectedly across the...
- A
blowout preventer (BOP) (pronounced B-O-P) is a
specialized valve or
similar mechanical device, used to seal,
control and
monitor oil and gas wells...
- vaccine-
preventable disease is an
infectious disease for
which an
effective preventive vaccine exists. If a
person acquires a vaccine-
preventable disease...
- 'No Way to
Prevent This,' Says Only
Nation Where This
Regularly Happens" is the
recurring title of
articles published by the
American news
satire organization...
- HMS
Preventer (Z265) was a net
laying ship for the
Royal Navy
during the
Second World War
acquired from the
United States Navy in
September 1944 via Lend-Lease...
- The
prevent defense is a
defensive alignment in
American football that s****s to
prevent the
offense from
completing a long p**** or
scoring a touchdown...
- (formerly “Handgun Control, Inc”., the
Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun
Violence and the
Brady Center to
Prevent Gun Violence) is an
American nonprofit organization...
-
featuring Smokey began in 1944; it used the
slogan "Smokey Says – Care Will
Prevent 9 out of 10
Forest Fires". (Smokey's name has
always intentionally been...
- healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the
application of
healthcare measures to
prevent diseases.
Disease and
disability are
affected by
environmental factors...
