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- Ballast - a. - 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.
- Ballast - a. - Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.
- Ballast - a. - Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.
- Ballast - a. - The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.
- Ballast - a. - Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.
- Ballast - v. t. - To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.
- Ballast - v. t. - To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
- Ballast - v. t. - To keep steady; to steady, morally.
- Ballastage - n. - A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.
- Ballasted - imp. & p. p. - of Ballast
- Ballasting - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Ballast
- Ballasting - n. - That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.
- Shiff - v. i. - To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
- Ballastage - n. - A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.
- Unballast - v. t. - To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from.