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Ballast
(gcide) | 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.
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2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone,
etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.
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'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond.
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Ballast
(gcide) | 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., and Last load.]
1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put
into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a
depth as to prevent capsizing.
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2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it
steadiness.
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3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad
to make it firm and solid.
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4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in
making concrete.
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5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness,
steadiness, and security.
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It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.
--Barrow.
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Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for
digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.
Ship in ballast, a ship carrying only ballast.
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ballast
(wn) | ballast
n 1: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
2: coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
3: an attribute that tends to give stability in character and
morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
4: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes
(as those arising from temperature fluctuations) [syn:
ballast resistor, ballast, barretter]
5: an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent
and discharge lamps [syn: ballast, light ballast]
v 1: make steady with a ballast |
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light ballast
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Ballast
(gcide) | 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.
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2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone,
etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.
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'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond.
[1913 Webster]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., and Last load.]
1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put
into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a
depth as to prevent capsizing.
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2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it
steadiness.
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3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad
to make it firm and solid.
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4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in
making concrete.
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5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness,
steadiness, and security.
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It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.
--Barrow.
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Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for
digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.
Ship in ballast, a ship carrying only ballast.
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Ballast engine
(gcide) | 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., and Last load.]
1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put
into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a
depth as to prevent capsizing.
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2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it
steadiness.
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3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad
to make it firm and solid.
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4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in
making concrete.
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5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness,
steadiness, and security.
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It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.
--Barrow.
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Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for
digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.
Ship in ballast, a ship carrying only ballast.
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Ballastage
(gcide) | Ballastage \Bal"last*age\, n. (Law)
A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port
or harbor.
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Ballasted
(gcide) | 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.
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2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone,
etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.
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'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond.
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Ballasting
(gcide) | 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.
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2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone,
etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.
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'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond.
[1913 Webster]Ballasting \Bal"last*ing\, n.
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.
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In ballast trim
(gcide) | Trim \Trim\, n.
1. Dress; gear; ornaments.
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Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland
trim. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. "
The trim of an encounter." --Chapman.
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3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by
which she is well prepared for sailing.
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4. (Arch) The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building;
especially, that used around openings, generally in the
form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at
those points.
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In ballast trim (Naut.), having only ballast on board. --R.
H. Dana, Jr.
Trim of the masts (Naut.), their position in regard to the
ship and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or
much aft, erect or raking.
Trim of sails (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to
the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward.
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Shifting ballast
(gcide) | Shifting \Shift"ing\, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
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2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch.
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Ship in ballast
(gcide) | 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., and Last load.]
1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put
into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a
depth as to prevent capsizing.
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2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it
steadiness.
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3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad
to make it firm and solid.
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4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in
making concrete.
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5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness,
steadiness, and security.
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It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.
--Barrow.
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Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for
digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.
Ship in ballast, a ship carrying only ballast.
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To freshen ballast
(gcide) | Freshen \Fresh"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freshened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Freshening]
1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline
ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water,
fish, or flesh.
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2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where
friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to
prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten.
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To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.
To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as
to bring the chafe on another part.
To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Unballast
(gcide) | Unballast \Un*bal"last\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ballast.]
To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from. --Totten.
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Not ballasted. [Obs. & R.] --Addison.
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Unballasted
(gcide) | Unballasted \Un*bal"last*ed\, a.
1. [Properly p. p. of unballast.] Freed from ballast; having
discharged ballast.
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2. [Pref. un- not + ballasted.] Not furnished with ballast;
not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted
vessels; unballasted wits.
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Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. --De
Quincey.
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Water ballast
(gcide) | Water ballast \Wa"ter bal"last\ (Naut.)
Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a
vessel's hold, to serve as ballast.
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ballast resistor
(wn) | ballast resistor
n 1: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for
changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
[syn: ballast resistor, ballast, barretter] |
light ballast
(wn) | light ballast
n 1: an electrical device for starting and regulating
fluorescent and discharge lamps [syn: ballast, {light
ballast}] |
BALLASTAGE
(bouvier) | BALLASTAGE, mar. law. A toll paid for the privilege, of taking up ballast
from the bottom of the port. This arises from the property in the soil. 2
Chit. Com. Law, 16.
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