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bund
1. noun /bʊnd/
a) a league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.

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 [

b) 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. verb /bʊnd/
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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