bunds
/bʌndz/
noun
- Embankments or walls built to control water, especially to prevent flooding or to hold water for irrigation.
- The ancient bunds still hold back the monsoon waters.
- Engineers reinforced the bunds after the heavy rains.
- Farmers built bunds along the river to protect their fields from floods.
- A league or confederation, especially in historical or political contexts (from German 'Bund').
- The word 'Bund' appears in the names of several historical alliances.
- The German Bund was a confederation of states in the 19th century.
- Some political groups in history were called bunds.
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