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ballasting

ballasting noun: that which is used for steadying anything; a ballast. Also the present participle and gerund of ballast.

Noun

ballasting (plural ballastings)

  1. That which is used for steadying anything; a ballast.
  2. The application of a ballast to a railway line.
  3. The addition of a ballast to a ship.

Also used as

ballasting is also the present participle and gerund of ballast.

Forms of ballasting

pluralballastings

Phrases with ballasting

Questions about ballasting

What does ballasting mean?
Ballasting means that which is used for steadying anything; a ballast.
What part of speech is ballasting?
Ballasting is a noun.
What is the plural of ballasting?
The plural of ballasting is ballastings.

Words near ballasting in the dictionary

  1. ballast wagons
  2. ballastage
  3. ballastages
  4. ballasted
  5. ballasted up
  6. ballasting
  7. ballasting up
  8. ballastings
  9. ballastless
  10. ballastmaster
  11. ballastmasters

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