ballast
noun
any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
had been ballasting
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past perfect progressiveof ballast.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, others had been ballasting the boat with boulders from the beach.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
