ballast
noun
any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
had ballasted
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past perfectof ballast.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The stones and sand they had thrown out had ballasted the brig quite as well as did the gold they now carried.
From The Adventures of Captain Horn by Frank Richard Stockton
