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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ballast \Bal"last\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ballasted}; p. pr & vb n. {Ballasting}.] 1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold 2. To fill in as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid. 3. To keep steady; to steady, morally. 'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ballasting \Bal"last*ing\, n. That which is used for steadying anything ballast.
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