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Ballast
01
lastre, zaborda
a heavy substance placed in a ship's hull or an airship's tanks to lower its center of gravity and counteract unwanted tilting, rolling, or drifting
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The passenger ferry adjusted its ballast water before docking to maintain an even keel.
El ferry de pasajeros ajustó su agua de lastre antes de atracar para mantener una quilla nivelada.
02
an electrical device used to start and regulate the current in fluorescent or discharge lamps
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Without a working ballast, the fluorescent tube kept flickering.
03
contrapeso
something that provides mental, emotional, or moral stability
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His sense of duty was the moral ballast of his leadership.
04
crushed stone laid to form a stable foundation for roads or railway tracks
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Construction crews used granite ballast for the new highway bed.
to ballast
01
to make something stable or balanced by adding or using ballast, which is a heavy material used to provide stability
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The submarine was carefully ballasted before diving.
