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bund

/bʊnd/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bund at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  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.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
  3. An embankment.

verb

  1. To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within.

noun

  1. Alternative form of bandh.

Origin

From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band.

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Related Words: confederationfederaluniontugendconfederacybundesratleaguebundestagconfederatorsenateconfederalist

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