ballast

C2 Topic:Maritime & Sailing

US /ˈbæləst/ UK /ˈbæl.əst/ See IPA manual

Freq #23471

Meanings

1

verb
to make a ship steady with a ballast

We need to ballast the ship.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

counterweight heft

Word family

Forms ballastedballastingballasts

Derived forms autoballasterballastageballastlessballastmasterdeballastoverballastreballastreballastingunballastunballasted

Etymology

From Middle English bar (“bare”) + last (“load”).

bar Middle English

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Topics

Maritime & Sailing Actions & Processes

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