Antonyms for ballasting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bal-uh st

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæl əst

Definition of ballasting

Origin : "heavy material used to steady a ship," 1520s, from Middle English bar "bare" (see bare; in this case "mere") + last "a load, burden," or borrowed from identical terms in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian (cf. Old Danish barlast, 14c.). "Mere" because not carried for commercial purposes. Dutch balg-last "ballast," literally "belly-load," is a folk-etymology corruption.

As in load : verb burden, saddle
As in poise : verb balance, suspend
As in stabilize : verb make or keep in steady state; make resistant to change

Example sentences :

In the permanent way and ballasting, the reduction will be about one-half.
Extract from : « The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer » by Isambard Brunel

Meanwhile, others had been ballasting the boat with boulders from the beach.
Extract from : « A Kut Prisoner » by H. C. W. Bishop

This is called a "ballasting resistance" and is usually an iron wire in a glass bulb containing hydrogen.
Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh

I mean all he wants is ballasting with a little of that business spirit which we call American push.
Extract from : « The Silver Poppy » by Arthur Stringer

Here is a specimen that I got right here where they are ballasting the road.
Extract from : « The Chautauquan, Vol. III, January 1883 » by The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

A large number of men were shoveling the gravel onto flat cars, to be hauled on the line of the railroad for ballasting the track.
Extract from : « The White Rose of Memphis » by William C. Falkner

One reason for deferring the masonry work as well as the ballasting was the inability to handle the necessary supplies.
Extract from : « The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad » by W. F. Bailey.

He has tacked that attachment notice onto a poor innocent old car filled with ballasting cinders.
Extract from : « Bound to Succeed » by Allen Chapman

Very imperfect grading and ballasting was done in the hasty building of this road.
Extract from : « Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army » by Augustus Meyers

We found them at the landing, ballasting the boat with stones and getting on their oil-skins.
Extract from : « Our Journey to the Hebrides » by Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell

Synonyms for ballasting

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