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any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings

coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads

any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.

Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.

Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.

The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.

Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.

To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.

To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.

To keep steady; to steady, morally.

Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.

Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.

Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.

The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.

Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.

To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.

To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.

To keep steady; to steady, morally.

Heavy material carried by a ship to balance or steady her; sand carried in the car of a balloon to steady it; gravel filling the space between the sleepers or ties of a railway; that which gives strength to the character.

To place heavy material in or on in order to steady; give steadiness to.

Heavy matter placed in a ship to keep it steady when it has no cargo: that which renders anything steady.

To load with ballast: to make or keep steady.

To steady with ballast.

Weight to steady a ship.

Any heavy substance in the hold of a vessel to steady it; solid filling for a railroad bed.

n. [Welsh] Any heavy substance, &c. , placed in the hold of a vessel to steady it ;- gravel, broken stone, &c. , laid on the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.

Something put at the bottom of the ship to keep it steady.