BUND

Etymology 1

From bund.

Proper noun

The Bund

A waterfront area in central Shanghai.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

the Bund

A secular Jewish socialist party in the Russian Empire, active between 1897 and 1920.

Any related movements in other countries, such as the still-existing Australian Bund, etc..

Etymology 1

Noun

bund (plural bunds)

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

Etymology 2

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.

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

Verb

bund (third-person singular simple present bunds, present participle bunding, simple past and past participle bunded)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Bund, n. Etym: [G.]

Definition: League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.

Bund, n. Etym: [Hindi band.]

Definition: An embankment against inundation. [India] S. Wells Williams.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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