Etymology From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band.
1
A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
2
A group of foreign sympathizers of Nazi Germany, most notoriously before and during World War II.
bund
verb
/bʌnd/
Etymology From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).
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To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within.
Plant room floors are generally bunded and/or waterproofed to contain any leaks or spillages of liquids and fluids from faulty tanks, plant or pipe work.2020 December 1 (last accessed), “Plant Room Waterproofing & Tanking”, in RIW:
bund
noun
Etymology From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).
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A secondary enclosure, typically consisting of a wall or berm, which surrounds a tank or fluid-handling mechanism, intended to contain any spills or leaks.
The most important of these [secondary containment] provisions are bunds, which are enclosures capable of holding liquids that may escape from the vessels and pipes within the bund wall.2006 January 23, “The Buncefield investigation - second progress report”, in Buncefield investigation (PDF), archived from the original on 14 Apr 2006, page 4:
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India A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
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An embankment.
It is pleasant to see the Chinese domestics and their families; or native ladies dressed in silks, their glossy hair held in by a broad black velvet band with a spray of pearls in front, being propelled along the bund in their hand-carts; but they are not used among Europeans, excepting after dark.1875, John Thomson, The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China, page 408:
A massive opening in the bund (embankment), specifically there to screen the quarry from view, was needed, along with a Midland Railway-style bridge carrying a historic bridleway.2021 November 17, Mark Rand, “Reconnecting rail freight to S&C quarries”, in RAIL, number 944, page 54:
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RAIB said it could not find evidence to explain who built the earth bank, known as a bund, or why it was built.2022 March 23, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Rogue earthwork triggered fatal washout at Carmont”, in RAIL, number 953, page 6: