BAL'LAST, n. 1. Heavy matter, as stone, sand or iron, laid on the bottom of a ship or other vessel, to sink it in the water, to such a depth, as to enable it to carry sufficient sail, without oversetting. Shingle ballast is ballast of coarse gravel.2. Figuratively, that which is used to make a thing steady.BAL'LAST, v.t. To place heavy substances on the bottom of a ship or vessel, to keep it from oversetting. 2. To keep any thing steady, by counterbalancing its force. |
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