balast.
ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
Meaning & usage
ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
dead weight (that which is useless or excess)
ballast tank
ballast (material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *hlastider. Middle Low German ballastbor. German Ballastbor. Polish balast Borrowed from German Ballast.
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