German

Noun

Bund m ‎(genitive Bundes, plural Bünde)

1. alliance
2. a fret (of a guitar)
3. waistband

Declension

Related terms

Noun

Bund n ‎(genitive Bundes, plural Bunde)

1. a bunch

Declension

Noun

Bund m ‎(genitive Bundes, no plural)

1. confederation of German states

   Die Aufgaben des Bundes‎ ― The tasks of the German confederation

2. the German army, Bundeswehr

   Ich geh zum Bund.‎ ― I will join the German army.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Polish bunt
  • Russian бунт ‎(bunt)

English

Noun

bund ‎(plural bunds)

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

Translations

Etymology 2

From Urdu band, from Persian.

Noun

bund ‎(plural bunds)

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.

   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

2. (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)

1. 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. RIW Ltd. Waterproofing Products

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse botn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔn/, [b̥ɔnˀ]

Noun

bund c (singular definite bunden, plural indefinite bunde)

1. bottom (the lowest part)

Inflection

Derived terms

• bunde ("to touch bottom", i.e. "not out of one's depth")

Verb

bund

1. imperative of bunde