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Sunday 2 August 2009

bund

can be a noun meaning either:
  • 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.
or a verb meaning 'to provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within' (Wiktionary)

Variations: bund, bunded, bunding, bunds.

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