Ballast
Word | BALLAST |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | bal last |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Ballast"
What do we mean by ballast?
Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability. noun
Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads. noun
The gravel ingredient of concrete. noun
Something that gives stability, especially in character. noun
To stabilize or provide with ballast. transitive verb
To fill (a railroad bed) with or as if with ballast. transitive verb
To place ballast in or on; furnish with ballast: as, to ballast a ship; to ballast a balloon; to ballast the bed of a railroad. See the noun.
Figuratively: To give steadiness to; keep steady.
To serve as a counterpoise to; keep down by counteraction.
To load; freight.
To load or weigh down.
The rough masonry of the interior of a wall, or that laid upon the vault; masonry used where weight and solidity are needed. Compare filling, 7, and back-filling. noun
Weight carried by a ship or boat for the purpose of insuring the proper stability, both to avoid risk of capsizing and to secure the greatest effectiveness of the propelling power. noun
Bags of sand placed in the car of a balloon to steady it and to enable the aëronaut to lighten the balloon, when necessary to effect a rise, by throwing part of the sand out. noun
Gravel, broken stones, slag, or similar material (usually called road-metal), placed between the sleepers or ties of a railroad, to prevent them from shifting, and generally to give solidity to the road. noun
Figuratively, that which gives stability or steadiness, mental, moral, or political. noun
Ballasted.
Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing. noun
Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness. noun
Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.
A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.
Device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.
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