kentledge
kentledge noun: weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
Noun
kentledge (countable and uncountable, plural kentledges)
- Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
- A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.
- A kentledge of scrap chairs was placed in the bottom booms of the girders at the south end to counterbalance the weight of the rail rolling track fixed under the north half, and to increase stability.1954 November, “Bridge Removal on the Alnwick to Coldstream Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 797
kentledge meaning in Tamil
kentledge in Tamil
- கப்பல் இரும்புப்பாளம்
Forms of kentledge
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Origin of kentledge
From Old French quintelage (“ballast”).
Questions about kentledge
- What does kentledge mean?
- Kentledge means weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
- What is kentledge in Tamil?
- Kentledge in Tamil is கப்பல் இரும்புப்பாளம். See Kentledge meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kentledge?
- Kentledge is a noun.
- What is the plural of kentledge?
- The plural of kentledge is kentledges.
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