Definitions For Bund

Etymology 1

From {{der, en, de, Bund, , alliance, league}}.

Noun

BUND (plural BUNDs) A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of german states.

Translations

Romanian: legatura, f, uniune, f

Etymology 2

From {{der, en, ur, بند, tr=band}}/{{der, en, hi, बंद}}, from {{der, en, fa, بند}}.

Noun

BUND (plural BUNDs) 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. — Second progress report on the Buncefield investigation (India) A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.

Verb

{{en-verb}} 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.