The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ballasting
Ballast \Bal"last\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ballasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ballasting.]
To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.
To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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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.