ballast
noun
any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
has ballasted
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present perfectof ballast (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On the court, it is a reliable support structure that has ballasted the Wizards this season to an intense degree.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Exactly what our static treatises would advise her to do: she has ballasted her structure, she has done her best to lower its centre of gravity.
From The Life of the Spider by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
