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Ballast
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balast, greutate pentru stabilitate
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
Exemple
Submarines flood their ballast tanks to dive and pump them out to resurface safely.
Submarinele inundă rezervoarele lor de balast pentru a se scufunda și le pompează pentru a reveni la suprafață în siguranță.
02
an electrical device used to start and regulate the current in fluorescent or discharge lamps
Exemple
The electrician replaced the faulty ballast in the ceiling light.
03
something that provides mental, emotional, or moral stability
Exemple
Her calm judgment served as ballast during the crisis.
04
crushed stone laid to form a stable foundation for roads or railway tracks
Exemple
Workers spread fresh ballast beneath the railway ties.
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
Exemple
The crew ballasted the ship to prevent it from tilting in rough seas.
