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v. Present participle of ballast.

n. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

n. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

n. The act of furnishing with ballast, as a ship or railroad.

n. Ballast; that which is used for ballast, as gravel or broken stones, cinders, or other material used for the covering of roads or to form the upper works or permanent way of a railroad.

"Much critical inquiry is directed to the propriety of Arthur's jib, or the necessity of "ballasting" or pouring a little molten lead into Edward's keel."

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