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Uncommonballast
The correct spelling is ballast.
How to pronounce ballast
/ˈbæl.əst/
nounIPA: /ˈbæl.əst/
Say it like: Bal-las-t
The correct spelling is ballast. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- 2.Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
- 3.Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.
- 4.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.
- 5.Device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
verb
- 1.To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
- 2.To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.
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