ballast
41ballast — balastas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Krova burinių rogių, valties stovumui, valdumui gerinti, svoriui reguliuoti. kilmė vok. atitikmenys: angl. ballast vok. Ballast, m; Zusatzgewicht, n rus. балласт …
42ballast — [16] Originally, ballast appears to have meant literally ‘bare load’ – that is, a load carried by a ship simply for the sake of its weight, and without any commercial value. English probably acquired it, via Low German, from a Scandinavian… …
43ballast — 1) a weight used to sink a fishing line 2) one of a series of weights along the footrope of a fishing net 3) stones, pebbles and sand, found in the stomach of such as the cod, and reputedly indicative of weather conditions (the fish swallow… …
44ballast — (ba last ) s. m. En termes de marine, amas de cailloux et de gros sable servant de lest ; en termes de chemin de fer, sable servant à recouvrir les traverses en bois. ÉTYMOLOGIE Anglais et allemand, ballast, lest …
45ballast — noun Ballast is used before these nouns: ↑water …
46ballast — bal·last s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS ferr. → massicciata 2. TS tecn. in vari ambiti tecnico specialistici, zavorra {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1875. ETIMO: prob. di orig. scandinava, cfr. sved. ant. ballast …
47ballast — bal·last || bælÉ™st n. heavy object used to stabilize boats; gravel; stabilizer v. stabilize with ballast; steady …
48ballast — Weight installed in an airplane to ensure that the center of gravity is always within the permissible limits. In some aircraft, fuel is used as a ballast. This fuel, however, cannot be burned by the aircraft …
49ballast — [ baləst] noun 1》 a heavy substance, such as gravel or lead, placed in the bilge of a ship to ensure its stability. ↘a substance carried in an airship or on a hot air balloon to stabilize it. 2》 gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of… …
50ballast — I. n. 1. Weight (for steadiness), ballasting, filling, packing. 2. Steadiness, consistency, stability, equipoise, balance, self control, considerateness, foresight, prudence, discretion, judgment, sense, good sense, sound sense. II. v. a. 1. Put… …