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Ballast
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ballaszt, súly a stabilitás érdekében
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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Submarines flood their ballast tanks to dive and pump them out to resurface safely.
A tengeralattjárók elárasztják ballaszttartályaikat a merüléshez és kiszivattyúzzák azokat a biztonságos felúszáshoz.
To climb above the mountain pass, the dirigible pilot jettisoned ballast sandbags.
Hogy a hegyi hágó fölé emelkedjen, a léghajó pilótája kidobta a ballaszt homokzsákokat.
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an electrical device used to start and regulate the current in fluorescent or discharge lamps
Példák
The electrician replaced the faulty ballast in the ceiling light.
A new electronic ballast made the lamp more energy-efficient.
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something that provides mental, emotional, or moral stability
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Her calm judgment served as ballast during the crisis.
Friendship can be a ballast against the stresses of modern life.
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crushed stone laid to form a stable foundation for roads or railway tracks
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Workers spread fresh ballast beneath the railway ties.
The track ballast helps drain water and keep rails properly aligned.
to ballast
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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 crew ballasted the ship to prevent it from tilting in rough seas.
Engineers ballast the bridge supports to keep them steady during construction.
