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Ballasting

Ballast \Bal"last\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ballasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ballasting.]

  1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.

  2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.

  3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.

    'T is charity must ballast the heart.
    --Hammond.

Ballasting

Ballasting \Bal"last*ing\, n. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

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ballasting

n. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast. vb. (present participle of ballast English)

Usage examples of "ballasting".

Wrapped in meditation he sat, taciturn, ballasting the unstable piroque which his stalwart comrade propelled with astonishing speed against the current.