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bund | x |

As a noun bund

is alliance or bund can be a bunch.

As a proper noun bund

is confederation of german states.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

bund

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (term), from (etyl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 [http://www.buncefieldinvestigation.gov.uk/reports/report2.pdf]
  • (pond in which fish are stored for breeding).
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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
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    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----