ballast
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- definition coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- definition an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- definition a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
- definition an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
- definition make steady with a ballast