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Synonyms for ballast

  • noun

Most common

weight barretter

All synonyms

Noun

weight, equipoise, barretter

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

Related words

Phrases
ballast resistor ballast tank success ballast

Forms

Plural
ballasts → weights, equipoises, barretters…

Example sentences

  • weight These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ballastfalling
weightfalling
barretterfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
weight1
9 letters
equipoise, barretter

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