bund

Meanings

1. A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
2. A group of foreign sympathizers of Nazi Germany, most notoriously before and during World War II.

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.
2. A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
3. An embankment.

1. To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within.

1. Alternative form of bandh.

1. A waterfront area in central Shanghai.

1. The General Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist party in the Russian Empire.
2. Any related movements in other countries, such as the still-existing Australian Bund, etc.

1. A bond issued by the German federal government.

Etymology

From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band.