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ballast::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ballast resistor, barretter |
| Type of | resistor, resistance |
ballast::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | light ballast |
| Type of | electrical device |
ballast::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | attribute |
ballast::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | gravel, crushed rock |
Examples of ballast
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The proceeds might provide a little bit of ballast for a strained balance sheet.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The ultimate aim is to develop ways of ridding the ballast water of these pests.
From the newscientist.com
Ballast is the biggest means of transport for the aquatic aliens, scientists say.
From the denverpost.com
Country club barkeepers sell pepperoni rolls as ballast to beer-drinking golfers.
From the post-gazette.com
Keep these ships from dumping polluted ballast water, and we solve the problem.
From the jsonline.com
Ballast water is used to stabilize partially loaded cargo ships on the open seas.
From the jsonline.com
Within New Zealand there has been plenty of anti-TPP ballast in the news media.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The weather began to worsen so the ship stopped to take on ballast at Somerset.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The crew of U-103 blew her ballast tanks, scuttled and abandoned the submarine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- Make steady with a ballast
- Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- Ballast resistor: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
- An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
- Ballast was a punk band formed in Vancouver, Canada and based out of Montreal, Canada.
- Ballast is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. Its elevation is 9 meters (32 feet).
- An electrical ballast (sometimes called control gear) is a device intended to limit the amount of current in an electric circuit.
