Ballast

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Transitive verb

English

Noun

ballast

1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability
2. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads

Translations

• Ido: balasto
• Dutch: ballastbed

Transitive verb

to ballast

1. To stabilize or load a ship with ballast
2. To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track

fr:ballast io:ballast nl:ballast pl:ballast zh:ballast