ballast hold

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• Ballast — Bal last (b[a^]l last), n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See {Bare}, a.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ballast engine — Ballast Bal last (b[a^]l last), n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See {Bare} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ballast — Bal last, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ballasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ballasting}.] 1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ballast — Synonyms and related words: balance, break bulk, break out ballast, clear for action, clear the decks, consideration, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equipoise, equivalent, firm, firm up, freeze, give and take, hold, immobilize, keep …   Moby Thesaurus

• hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• ballast tank — noun : a tank in the hold of a ship that can be pumped full of or free from water ballast * * * ballast tank, a compartment in a ship or submarine which may be filled with water or emptied by means of pumps. Ballast tanks help control the… …   Useful english dictionary

• ballast — 1. noun /ˈbæl.əst/ a) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. b) Anything that steadies …   Wiktionary

• ballast — A word somewhat analogous to dunnage and applied to matter such as coal, iron, ore or stone, placed in a ship s hold for trimming the ship, and bringing her down to a draft of water proper and safe for sailing. Great Western Ins. Co. v Thwing… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Ship in ballast — Ballast Bal last (b[a^]l last), n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See {Bare} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Track ballast — forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (US) or railway sleepers (UK) are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties. It is used to facilitate drainage of water, to distribute the load from the railroad ties, and also to keep down …   Wikipedia

• Water ballast — Wa ter bal last (Naut.) Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel s hold, to serve as ballast. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English