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ballast

noun

/ˈbælæst/

Meaning

heavy material used to stabilize a ship or vehicle

The ship was loaded with ballast to remain steady in the storm.

stabilizer, weight, support, counterbalance

instability, imbalance

ship ballast, add ballast, ballast water

a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God

The destruction or disappearance of natural environments where organisms live.

a milky or pearly appearance of a surface like that of an opal

the practice of attacking and robbing ships at sea; the unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrigh...

an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the...