bund
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
Origin of bund
1Other definitions for Bund (2 of 2)
a short form of “German-American Volksbund,” a pro-Nazi organization in the U.S. during the 1930s and 1940s.
(often lowercase) an alliance or league, especially a political society.
Origin of Bund
2Other words from Bund
- Bundist, noun
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How to use bund in a sentence
The spread over Bunds rose to 347 basis points and then dropped to 335bp.
It grows mostly in wet situations, such as the bunds of paddy fields and tanks.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThis grass usually occurs in clayey soils especially on the bunds and in the paddy fields.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarEvery endeavour is being made to strengthen the bunds and build others.
The Secrets of a Kuttite | Edward O. MousleyThe river has risen seriously and is now a good three feet deep all over the plain in front of the bunds.
The Secrets of a Kuttite | Edward O. Mousley
In front of our first line tiny waves on this tiny ocean lap against our preserving bunds.
The Secrets of a Kuttite | Edward O. Mousley
British Dictionary definitions for bund (1 of 2)
/ (bʌnd) /
an embankment; dyke
an embanked road or quay
Origin of bund
1British Dictionary definitions for Bund (2 of 2)
/ (bʊnd, German bʊnt) /
(sometimes not capital) a federation or league
short for German American Bund, an organization of US Nazis and Nazi sympathizers in the 1930s and 1940s
an organization of socialist Jewish workers in Russia founded in 1897
the confederation of N German states, which existed from 1867–71
Origin of Bund
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