🇬🇧 en nl 🇳🇱

ballast noun

  /ˈbæl.əst/
  • (nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
  • (countable, electricity, electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
 ballast
  • Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.
 ballastbed, bedding
ballast water
ballastwater
liquid ballast
waterballast

🇳🇱 nl en 🇬🇧

ballast noun

  • (scheepvaart) vervanging van de nuttige lading door iets dat voldoende weegt om een schip te stabiliseren
 ballast
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