ballast

1. (masculine) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability
2. (masculine) coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ba.last/

Concepts

ballast

gravel

dietary fibre

metal

🤘

pebbles

sailing ballast

Track ballast

ballast tank

Synonyms

lest

surcharge

pléthore

cailloux

galets

fibre

fibre diététique

gravier

gravillon

Translations

ballast

balasto

Ballast

balast

balastro

zavorra

lastro

balast

balastro

estiva

lastre

ίνα/νημάτιο/νήμα

Schotter

fibra

σαβούρα

Sentences

Un même ballast provient souvent de différentes zones d'escales.

The same ballast often comes from different stopover areas.