unballasted
Americanadjective
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not fitted with or carrying ballast.
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not properly steadied or regulated.
Etymology
Origin of unballasted
First recorded in 1635–45; un- 1 + ballast ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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There was danger of this, for many of the fathers who sent him pupils unballasted by the two pennies were near.
From The Cabin [La barraca] by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
They were riding an unballasted track and using such speed as they dared to escape from a situation that had become perilous.
From Whispering Smith by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
The nightmare is evidently too much for these unballasted minds.
From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John
The American author depresses me; he makes me feel commonplace and new and unballasted.
From What Dreams May Come by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Then, as if the clouds had discharged their aqueous cargo and rode light as unballasted ships, they lifted in aerial fleets and sailed away, white in a blue sky.
From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
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