bunns English
Noun
(head)
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bunds English
Verb
(head)
(bund)
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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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