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ballast meaning in Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಲಸ್ಟ್

/ˈbæl.əst/

ballast in Kannada: ಬ್ಯಾಲಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲಾಸ್ಟ್. In English, ballast means heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

Kannada words for ballast

ಬ್ಯಾಲಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲಾಸ್ಟ್

English meaning of ballast

  1. noun Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
  2. noun Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
  3. noun Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.
  4. noun A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.

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Questions about ballast in Kannada

What is the meaning of ballast in Kannada?
Ballast in Kannada is ಬ್ಯಾಲಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲಾಸ್ಟ್.
ballast ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Ballast: ಬ್ಯಾಲಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ಟ್, ಬ್ಯಾಲಾಸ್ಟ್.
What does ballast mean in English?
Ballast means heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

Source and license

Kannada words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “ballast”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ballast (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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