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noun
- (nautical) heavy, Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- (figurative) Anything that steady, steadies emotion or the mind.
- coarse, Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads.
- (electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g.in a tube lamp supply circuit)
Translations: - German: Bettung(de)f, Schotter(de)m
verb
- To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
- To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.
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