Ballast (Verb)
Meaning
Make steady with a ballast.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Steady the boat by ballasting it with heavy weights on the bottom for improved stability in rough seas.
- The crew worked to ballast the ship, using water and rocks to find the ideal balance for their long voyage.
- Ballast the structure with lead shot to ensure its base remains steady on uneven ground.
- The airship's operators had to constantly ballast it with sandbags to offset the changing weight of its cargo and passengers.
- When building the massive wind turbine, engineers used large concrete blocks to ballast the foundation for greater stability.