"bund" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bʊnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bund.wav Forms: bunds [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊnd Etymology: From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-}}, {{bor|en|de|Bund||alliance, league}} German Bund (“alliance, league”), {{doublet|en|Bund|bond|band}} Doublet of Bund, bond, and band Head templates: {{en-noun}} bund (plural bunds)
  1. A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. Translations (league or confederacy): legatura [feminine] (Romanian), uniune [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-bund-en-noun-Ud7nkoqB Disambiguation of 'league or confederacy': 98 2
  2. A group of foreign sympathizers of Nazi Germany, most notoriously before and during World War II. Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-bund-en-noun-0aGCJTXq Disambiguation of Collectives: 9 39 17 8 1 12 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 22 11 0 17 19 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 3 28 22 12 1 17 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 3 3 32 20 10 1 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 2 32 21 9 1 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bʌnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bund2.wav Forms: bunds [plural]
Etymology: From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-}}, {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|بند|tr=band}} Classical Persian بند (band) Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-bund-en-noun-qzSLLnBC
  2. (India) A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-bund-en-noun-SOTDNfDE Categories (other): Indian English
  3. An embankment.
    Sense id: en-bund-en-noun-en:embankment
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bʌnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bund2.wav Forms: bunds [plural]
Etymology: Variant of bandh, from Hindi बंध (bandh); see that entry for more. Doublet of etymology 2 above. Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|बंध}} Hindi बंध (bandh), {{glossary|Doublet}} Doublet Head templates: {{en-noun}} bund (plural bunds)
  1. (India) Alternative form of bandh Tags: India, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bandh Derived forms: darwaza bund, durwaza bund
    Sense id: en-bund-en-noun-vdZ580SO Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /bʌnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bund2.wav Forms: bunds [present, singular, third-person], bunding [participle, present], bunded [participle, past], bunded [past]
Etymology: From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-}}, {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|بند|tr=band}} Classical Persian بند (band) Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-bund-en-verb-FbUj-DUQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2006 January 16, “The Buncefield investigation - second progress report”, in Buncefield investigation (PDF), archived from the original on 2006-04-14, page 4:",
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        "A perennial (\"wet\") or seasonal (\"dry\") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding."
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          "ref": "1875, John Thomson, The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China, page 408:",
          "text": "It is pleasant to see the Chinese domestics and their families; or native ladies dressed in silks, their glossy hair held in by a broad black velvet band with a spray of pearls in front, being propelled along the bund in their hand-carts; but they are not used among Europeans, excepting after dark.",
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          "ref": "2021 November 17, Mark Rand, “Reconnecting rail freight to S&C quarries”, in RAIL, number 944, page 54:",
          "text": "A massive opening in the bund (embankment), specifically there to screen the quarry from view, was needed, along with a Midland Railway-style bridge carrying a historic bridleway.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 March 23, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Rogue earthwork triggered fatal washout at Carmont”, in RAIL, number 953, page 6:",
          "text": "RAIB said it could not find evidence to explain who built the earth bank, known as a bund, or why it was built.",
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