BUND

(noun, verb)

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There are 4 meanings of the word Bund.

Bund - as a noun

A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of german states.

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.

Example: "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 https//web.archive.org/web/20060414122438/http://www.buncefieldinvestigation.gov.uk/reports/report2.pdf"

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

Bund - as a verb

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

Example: "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. riw ltd. waterproofing products"