Examples of 'ballast' in a sentence
Meaning of "ballast"
ballast (noun) - heavy material such as rocks or water placed in the hold of a ship to improve its stability. In a figurative sense, ballast refers to something that provides stability or support
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- Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
- Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.
- A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.
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The ballast consisted of crushed granite rock.
Includes electronic ballast housed in ceiling rose.
Ballast doors should open any minute.
Close all main ballast tank vents.
Blow ballast and commence emergency ascent.
You are your own ballast in that vessel.
The ballast pump must have failed.
Open the main ballast tank vents.
The ballast also serves as a means of drainage.
Development of regional ballast water management plans.
Ballast or storage pocket under the seat.
Fluorescent lamp ballast for electric lights.
Ballast reduction due to aerodynamically optimized construction.
Guidelines for ballast water exchange in the.
Ballast and sand reclaimed the foreshore.
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Pipes renewal of ballast and drain systems.
Ship ballast tanks structural components of vessels.
The shape of the ballast is also important.
The ballast was then dumped in the pond.
The track and ballast form the.
The ballast wants to see its ballast.
Discharge cargo and conduct ballast operations.
Electronic ballast ensure energy saving capacities.
By this is secured repeated use of obtained ballast.
Fuel and ballast supply and planning.
Disconnect host fixture ballast from mains.
Additional ballast was also added to increase stability.
The waters carried away the ballast.
The soft ballast bag has deployed.
Get that beer in you for ballast.
Water ballast was pumped into the hull.
You have to load it with ballast so it sinks.
The ballast is drained for road transport.
Lighten ship and drop all ballast.
Ballast may also be carried aboard an aircraft.
This runs the ballast at higher temperature.
Ballast water treatment is a cost to ship owner.
Let go of the ballast from your childhood.
Ballast water is essential to the stability of ships.
Getting rid of ballast for a fulfilling life.
Brand and type number of the ballast.
There were ballast tanks and flooding ports.
Connect cord from handle to ballast location.
Electronic ballast must be by passed by a registered electrician.
Over here we have our ballast control.
The soft ballast is a key safety system.
Supply by separate battery and ballast NTx.
Fill the ballast tanks with air.
I will have to adjust the ballast manually.
A bit of ballast is always welcome on high flights.
