Meaning of "ballast" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALLAST

Probably from Low German; related to Old Danish, Old Swedish barlast, literally: bare load (without commercial value), from bar bare, mere + last load, burden.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BALLAST

ballast  [ˈbæləst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLAST

Ballast is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ballast in English.

WHAT DOES BALLAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ballast

Ballast is material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability. A compartment within a boat, ship, submarine, or other floating structure that holds water is called a ballast tank. In a vessel that travels on the water, the ballast will remain below the water level, to counteract the effects of weight above the water level. The ballast may be redistributed in the vessel or disposed of altogether to change its effects on the movement of the vessel.

Definition of ballast in the English dictionary

The first definition of ballast in the dictionary is any dense heavy material, such as lead or iron pigs, used to stabilize a vessel, esp one that is not carrying cargo. Other definition of ballast is crushed rock, broken stone, etc, used for the foundation of a road or railway track. Ballast is also coarse aggregate of sandy gravel, used in making concrete.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BALLAST

PRESENT

Present

I ballast

you ballast

he/she/it ballasts

we ballast

you ballast

they ballast

Present continuous

I am ballasting

you are ballasting

he/she/it is ballasting

we are ballasting

you are ballasting

they are ballasting

Present perfect

I have ballasted

you have ballasted

he/she/it has ballasted

we have ballasted

you have ballasted

they have ballasted

Present perfect continuous

I have been ballasting

you have been ballasting

he/she/it has been ballasting

we have been ballasting

you have been ballasting

they have been ballasting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I ballasted

you ballasted

he/she/it ballasted

we ballasted

you ballasted

they ballasted

Past continuous

I was ballasting

you were ballasting

he/she/it was ballasting

we were ballasting

you were ballasting

they were ballasting

Past perfect

I had ballasted

you had ballasted

he/she/it had ballasted

we had ballasted

you had ballasted

they had ballasted

Past perfect continuous

I had been ballasting

you had been ballasting

he/she/it had been ballasting

we had been ballasting

you had been ballasting

they had been ballasting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ballast

you will ballast

he/she/it will ballast

we will ballast

you will ballast

they will ballast

Future continuous

I will be ballasting

you will be ballasting

he/she/it will be ballasting

we will be ballasting

you will be ballasting

they will be ballasting

Future perfect

I will have ballasted

you will have ballasted

he/she/it will have ballasted

we will have ballasted

you will have ballasted

they will have ballasted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ballasting

you will have been ballasting

he/she/it will have been ballasting

we will have been ballasting

you will have been ballasting

they will have been ballasting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ballast

you would ballast

he/she/it would ballast

we would ballast

you would ballast

they would ballast

Conditional continuous

I would be ballasting

you would be ballasting

he/she/it would be ballasting

we would be ballasting

you would be ballasting

they would be ballasting

Conditional perfect

I would have ballast

you would have ballast

he/she/it would have ballast

we would have ballast

you would have ballast

they would have ballast

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ballasting

you would have been ballasting

he/she/it would have been ballasting

we would have been ballasting

you would have been ballasting

they would have been ballasting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ballast
we let´s ballast
you ballast

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ballast

Past participle

ballasted

Present Participle

ballasting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BALLAST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ballast» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of ballast

balance · counterbalance · counterweight · equilibrium · sandbag · stability · stabilizer · weight

TRANSLATION OF BALLAST

Find out the translation of ballast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ballast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ballast» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 压舱物
• Translator English - Spanish: lastre
• English: ballast
• Translator English - Hindi: गिट्टी
• Translator English - Arabic: الصابورة
• Translator English - Russian: балласт
• Translator English - Portuguese: lastro
• Translator English - Bengali: নুড়ি
• Translator English - French: lest
• Translator English - Malay: Balast
• Translator English - German: Ballast
• Translator English - Japanese: バラスト
• Translator English - Korean: 항공 기구의 부력 조절용 밸러스트
• Translator English - Javanese: Ballast
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dằn
• Translator English - Tamil: நிலைப்படுத்தும்
• Translator English - Marathi: निळसर
• Translator English - Turkish: balast
• Translator English - Italian: zavorra
• Translator English - Polish: balast
• Translator English - Ukrainian: баласт
• Translator English - Romanian: balast
• Translator English - Greek: έρμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ballas
• Translator English - Swedish: barlast
• Translator English - Norwegian: ballast

4 QUOTES WITH «BALLAST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ballast.

1

Minna Antrim

Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast.

2

Kate Burton

'Beauty Queen' is the weirdest, strangest, and most perfect play to do before 'Hedda Gabler', because there are so many similar issues for Maureen and Hedda. I had played leading ladies before but couldn't really hook into them. After 'An American Daughter' and 'Beauty Queen', I had all the ballast.

3

Steve Fossett

A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A gas balloon, which usually uses helium, has the problem that the helium cools at night when the sun is not on it, and you have to throw ballast overboard to keep it from going to the surface.

4

Edward T. Hall

For him to have understood me would have meant reorganizing his thinking... giving up his intellectual ballast, and few people are willing to risk such a radical move.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLAST»

Discover the use of ballast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ballast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks: Revised Specifications for ...

This publication brings together the following texts (resolution A.495 (XII)): Revised specifications for oil tankers with dedicated clean ballast tanks, including dedicated clean ballast tank operation procedures and agreed interpretations ...

‎1982

Aggregates: Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock Aggregates for ...

Introduction Railway track formations generally consist essentially of a layer of coarse aggregate, or ballast, in which the sleepers are embedded (see Fig. 12. 1 ). The ballast may rest directly on the subgrade or, depending on the bearing ...

Mick R. Smith, L. Collis, P. G. Fookes, 2001

Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast ...

1.1 This document is intended to provide guidance on tiie safety aspects of ballast water exchange at sea. The different types of ships which may be required to undertake ballast water exchange at sea make it presently impractical to provide ...

‎1998

Ballast Water Management Convention and the Guidelines for ...

This 2009 edition reproduces the text of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' ballast water and sediments, the four Conference resolutions, and the 14 sets of Guidelines developed and adopted by the MEPC of ...

‎2009

Golden Ballast

H. De Vere Stacpoole. CHAPTER XXXIII APPLEJOHN THEY rise early in Havana . At half past eight Sheila and Dicky had finished breakfast and were out looking at the shops; the fruit shops showing in their cool and dark interiors banana ...

H. De Vere Stacpoole, 2008

Interior Lighting for Designers

Power factor is not an indication of the lamp-ballast system's ability to produce light; power factor measurements pertain only to the ballast's ability to use the power that is supplied. Thus, power factors are invalid as a multiplier in determining ...

Gary Gordon, 2003

How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery

When a track section is ballasted to your liking, mist the track and ballast with wet water. Keep adding water until it starts to run out from under the ballast. Now use an eyedropper to apply the bonding solution. Flood the ballast with solution so ...

Dave Frary, 2005

Interior Construction & Detailing for Designers & Architects

Comprehensive Reference Designed to provide easy access to essential information, this book features: over 350 figures and tables more than 2,500 index entries applicable Construction Specification Institute MasterFormat numbers in section ...

David Kent Ballast, FAIA, CSI, NCIDQ Certification No. 9425, 2013

Railway Maintenance Equipment

track maintenance, particularly such projects as ballast renewal, is an easy way to save money in the short term. But ignoring fundamental maintenance is a gamble. ln effect the company is mortgaging its future — and at a very high interest ...

Brian Solomon

Ballast Water Management Convention

The harmful effects of unwanted species in ships' Ballast Water was first reported to IMO in 1988, when Canada informed the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) about invasive aquatic species in the Great Lakes. In response ...

‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ballast is used in the context of the following news items.

Rail bridge cracks: Ballast replacement train investigated

The "ballast cleaner train" crews lay new material under tracks on lines and over bridges but this is the first time damage has occurred, NR said. «BBC News, Jul 15»

Ballast Point wins US Beer Championship

The 2015 U.S. Beer Championship, held this year in Oxford, Ohio -- who knew? -- crowned Ballast Point Brewing as its Grand National ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»

Good Luck Finding a Place to Hide as Global Markets Crumble

In other words, don't count on government bonds to be the ballast of your investments through the rockiness that's coming. Or perhaps that's ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Photo Release -- Digital Power Corporation Announces the Release …

Mr. Kohn adds, "Our systems use reactive charging with duty cycle control and programmable circuitry where the ballast current is reactive and ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

Veteran recalls joining Navy, Landing Ship Tank drills, Part 2

They had a technique where they would fill ballast tanks on one side and empty them on the other and the ship would tilt. When it got to a ... «Examiner Enterprise, Jul 15»

Red, White, and Brewed: Best Breweries to Visit During Comic-Con

In recent years, Ballast Point has become one of the most popular craft beers in America among beer geeks. Founded in 1996 by Jack White ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»

#COEats 1: Fast casual's deep roots in Denver's past

Legend has it, back in the 1930s, owner Louis Ballast was experimenting with toppings for hamburgers – when he had an epiphany. «FOX31 Denver, Jul 15»

Foldable Airplane Could Ride a Cubesat to Mars in 2022

To ensure a safe landing on Mars, a rover inside an aeroshell has to haul along a bunch of ballast to help it orient itself before and after ... «IEEE Spectrum, Jun 15»

Wake-Sports Ballast Safety

You also know that its wake-boosting ballast system holds 250 gallons, or 2,000 pounds. So if you fill the ballast, that seems to leave enough ... «Boating Magazine, Jun 15»

New Compact Ballast Water Filters Launched

Filtersafe announced the launch of its 'Compact' line of ballast water filters, a new range of self-cleaning filtration systems designed for use in ... «MarineLink, Jun 15»