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Water Ballast :: Water ballast () Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast..

Metal :: Metal (n.) The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.

Kentledge :: Kentledge (n.) Pigs of iron used for ballast.

Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold..

Lastage :: Lastage (n.) The lading of a ship; also, ballast..

Ballasting :: Ballasting (n.) That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To keep steady; to steady, morally..

Ballasted :: Ballasted (imp. & p. p.) of Ballas.

Shiff :: Shiff (v. i.) To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted..

Light :: Light (superl.) Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light..

Ballast :: Ballast (a.) Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.

Car :: Car (n.) The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc..

Unballast :: Unballast (v. t.) To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from.

Crank :: Crank (n.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail..

Unballast :: Unballast (a.) Not ballasted.

Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage..

Ballasting :: Ballasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ballas.

Unballasted :: Unballasted (a.) Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits..

Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid..

Ballast :: Ballast (a.) The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete..

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