ballast
noun
any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
ballaster
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a word derived from
ballast.
Example Sentences
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Such was our guide, the captain, steersman, and ballaster of our vessel.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 by Various
