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Material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure
Ballast is dense material used as a weight to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often
Ballast
Island in the Florida Keys, United States
Ballast Key is an island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is the southernmost point of land in the contiguous United States
Ballast_Key
Compartment for holding liquid ballast
A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water, which is used as ballast to provide hydrostatic stability
Ballast_tank
Topics referred to by the same term
northeastern Netherlands Ballast Head, a headland on Kangaroo Island, Australia Ballast Head, South Australia, a locality Ballast Point (Tampa), a neighborhood
Ballast_(disambiguation)
Device to limit the current in lamps
An electrical ballast is a device placed in series with a load to limit the amount of current in an electrical circuit. A familiar and widely used example
Electrical_ballast
Ballast weights may be added to a race car to alter its performance. In most racing series, cars have a minimum weight. Often, the actual weight of the
Ballast_(car_racing)
Trackbed upon which railway ties are laid
Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (UK: sleepers) are laid. The term "ballast" comes from a nautical term
Track_ballast
Weight on ships lowering centre of gravity for stability
Ballast is weight placed low in ships to lower their centre of gravity, which increases stability (more technically, to provide a righting moment to resist
Ship_ballast
Heavy-haulage road vehicle
A ballast tractor is a specially weighted tractor unit of a heavy hauler combination. It is designed to utilize a drawbar to pull or push heavy or exceptionally
Ballast_tractor
Construction found in shipyards during the age of sail
A ballast pond was a construction found in shipyards during the age of sail. The feature was often a prominent part of the large dockyards of the Royal
Ballast_pond
Brewery in San Diego, California
Ballast Point Brewing Company is an American brewery founded in 1996 by Jack White in San Diego, California. Ballast Point Brewing Co. started in the back
Ballast_Point_Brewing_Company
Railroad maintenance of way machine used to shape ballast
A ballast regulator (also known as a ballast spreader or ballast sweeper) is a piece of railway maintenance equipment used to shape and distribute the
Ballast_regulator
Inactive Canadian news website
Ballast was a Canadian website about current events and culture. The site was founded in 2012 by Paul Hiebert and Jonathan Hall. Ballast contributors include
Ballast_(website)
Structure in Wexford Harbour, Ireland
The Ballast Bank, situated in Wexford Harbour, Ireland, is a man made structure, built in 1832. Ballast is any material used for stabilisation. In Wexford
Ballast_Bank
Corrosion in Ballast Tanks is the deterioration process where the surface of a ballast tank progresses from microblistering, to loss of tank coating,
Corrosion_in_ballast_tanks
Dutch construction and engineering company
Ballast Nedam is a Dutch-based construction and engineering company headquartered in Nieuwegein. The company resulted from the 1969 merger between Amsterdamse
Ballast_Nedam
Topics referred to by the same term
Ballast Point may refer to: Ballast Point (New South Wales), a point in the suburb of Birchgrove in Sydney Ballast Point Park (New South Wales), a park
Ballast_Point
Railway track maintenance machine
A ballast cleaner (also known as an undercutter, a shoulder ballast cleaning machine) is a machine that specialises in cleaning the railway track ballast
Ballast_cleaner
Lamp using fluorescence to produce light
costly than incandescent lamps because, among other things, they require a ballast to regulate current through the lamp, but the initial cost is offset by
Fluorescent_lamp
Rail infrastructure
the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade. It enables trains to move
Railway_track
International maritime treaty regarding Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast Water Management Convention or BWM Convention) is a 2004
Ballast Water Management Convention
Ballast_Water_Management_Convention
Harmful effects of ballast water discharge
Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. The discharge of ballast water and sediments by ships is governed
Ballast water discharge and the environment
Ballast_water_discharge_and_the_environment
2008 American film
Ballast is a 2008 American drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Lance Hammer. Starring Michael J. Smith Sr., Jim Myron Ross, Tarra Riggs
Ballast_(film)
Type of railroad maintenance vehicle
A tamping machine or ballast tamper, informally simply a tamper, is a self-propelled, rail-mounted machine used to position very precisely the track (rail
Tamping_machine
Lighthouse in California, United States
Ballast Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse in San Diego, California, situated on Ballast Point, a tiny peninsula extending into San Diego Bay from Point
Ballast_Point_Lighthouse
Topics referred to by the same term
Ballast Island may refer to: Ballast Island (Lake Erie) Ballast Island (Japan) Ballast Island (Seattle) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Ballast_Island
Former island in Washington state, US
Ballast Island was a small artificial island located on the Seattle Waterfront during the late 1800s. Frequent illegal dumping of ballast led to the designation
Ballast_Island_(Seattle)
Ballast water discharge typically contains a variety of biological materials, including plants, animals, viruses, and bacteria. These materials often
Ballast water regulation in the United States
Ballast_water_regulation_in_the_United_States
departure. This water, called ballast water, which contains aquatic organisms typical of the port of arrival, is stored in ballast tanks and is ultimately discharged
Regrowth_inside_ballast_tanks
Park in Tampa, United States of America
Ballast Point Park is a park located within the Ballast Point neighborhood in Tampa, Florida. The park is adjacent to the Hillsborough Bay. Ballast Point
Ballast_Point_Park
Carbon capture process in oceans
of ballast minerals and the flux of POC. This suggests ballast minerals enhance POC flux by increasing the sink rate of ballasted aggregates. Ballast minerals
Biological_pump
2012 studio album by Die Toten Hosen
Ballast der Republik (Burden Of The Republic, pun on Pallast der Republik) is a 2012 album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It was their first
Ballast_der_Republik
Submarine maneuver
An emergency main ballast tank blow is a procedure used aboard a submarine that forces high-pressure air into its main ballast tanks. The high-pressure
Emergency main ballast tank blow
Emergency_main_ballast_tank_blow
Form of cable railway
Swiss canton of Bern, opened in 1879, was originally powered by water ballast. In 1912, its energy supply was replaced with a hydraulic engine powered
Funicular
Railway track maintenance machine
sleepers with small grade ballast, which is blown under the sleepers to level the track. An alternative to the use of a ballast tamper, the totally self-contained
Stoneblower
Valve fitted to the top of a submarine's ballast tanks
technology, a ballast tank vent is a valve fitted to the top of a submarine's ballast tanks to let air escape from the top of the ballast tank and be replaced
Vent_(submarine)
Historical Landmark in San Diego, California, United States
Ballast Point Whaling Station in San Diego is a California Historical Landmark No. 50 listed on December 6, 1935. The Ballast Point Whaling Station was
Ballast_Point_Whaling_Station
Uninhabited Japanese island in the Yaeyama chain
Ballast Island, also known as Barasu Island (Japanese: バラス島, romanized: Barasu-shima), is a small uninhabited coral island or cay in the Yaeyama chain
Ballast_Island_(Japan)
Park in Sydney, Australia
Ballast Point is a 2.6-hectare (6-acre) urban park located in Birchgrove at the tip of the Balmain Peninsula in the Inner West Council local government
Ballast Point (New South Wales)
Ballast_Point_(New_South_Wales)
Ballast carried to counteract buoyancy
A diving weighting system is ballast weight added to a diver or diving equipment to counteract excess buoyancy. They may be used by divers or on equipment
Diving_weighting_system
Private island located in Lake Erie
Ballast Island is a small, 15-acre (0.049 km²) private island on Lake Erie in the U.S. state of Ohio, about one-quarter mile (0.4 km) northeast of the
Ballast_Island_(Lake_Erie)
Railroad freight car used for transporting loose bulk commodities
transport loose solid bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Plastic pellets and some finely ground material, similar to flour, are
Hopper_car
Neighborhood in Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Ballast Point is a neighborhood located in the city of Tampa, county of Hillsborough, and the U.S. state of Florida. It is bordered by Hillsborough Bay
Ballast_Point_(Tampa)
2014 single by Nothing More
"This Is the Time (Ballast)" is a song by American rock band Nothing More. The song was released as the lead single from the band's self-titled album
This_Is_the_Time_(Ballast)
Park in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Ballast Bank Park is a public park in the town of Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. Located on the banks of Inverkeithing Bay on the Firth of Forth, the
Ballast_Bank_Park
of invasive species by ballast water refers to the unintentional introduction of invasive species to new habitats via the ballast water carried by commercial
Dispersal of invasive species by ballast water
Dispersal_of_invasive_species_by_ballast_water
Battle of the American Civil War
engagement known as the Battle of Ballast Point ensued as Union troops attempted to board their dinghies near today's Ballast Point Park and return to the
Battle_of_Fort_Brooke
Turkish freediver and record holder
after the Constant Ballast No Fins category was introduced to the sport with a dive to 40 meters. Her deepest record in constant ballast with fins is 68
Yasemin_Dalkılıç
Ocean pollution
enjoys substantial tax privileges has contributed to the growing emissions. Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment
Environmental impact of shipping
Environmental_impact_of_shipping
Truck designed to tow semi-trailers
off-road-capable, often 6×6, military and commercial tractor units, including ballast tractors. It should not be confused with a tractor-trailer which is a combination
Tractor_unit
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
successfully navigate all these obstacles, its crew would have to jettison some ballast by releasing water onto the streets below in order to maintain stability
Empire_State_Building
Light source using an electric arc through mercury vapor
Therefore, it requires a ballast to limit the current through it. Mercury-vapor lamp ballasts are similar to the ballasts used with fluorescent lamps
Mercury-vapor_lamp
Cruising sailboat that is easily towed and launched
around 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb). One way to reduce weight is to use water ballast, as done in the Hunter 23.5, and the MacGregor 26. Ease of setting up the
Trailer_sailer
Lamp that produces light by an electric arc
The "strike" requires an electrical circuit with an igniter and a ballast. The ballast is wired in series with the lamp and performs two functions. When
Arc_lamp
Rail and sleeper replacement machine
the ballast bed, the ballast excavating process will be done. This process is integrated into the track renewal train in some models. Excess ballast in
Track_renewal_train
Type of highly inclined railway
on this additional mass to move the train. Both cars, therefore, have a ballast water tank. Between two journeys, water is filled into the tank of the
Water_balance_railway
2023 poetry collection by Quenton Baker
Ballast (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2023 poetry collection by Quenton Baker, published by Haymarket. The collection draws on the 1841 revolt aboard
Ballast_(book)
Railway without a crushed stone bed
infrastructure in which the traditional elastic combination of sleepers and ballast is replaced by a rigid construction of concrete or asphalt. It is considered
Ballastless_track
Submarine ballast tanks fitted in pairs along the sides of the hull
Saddle tanks are a type of ballast tank configuration fitted to submarines. Saddle tanks are fitted in pairs external to the pressure hull, one on each
Saddle_tank_(submarine)
Offshore oil rig that sank in 1982
Ranger, describing a broken portlight (a porthole window) and water in the ballast control room, with discussions on how best to repair the damage. Ocean
Ocean_Ranger
Marine structure used for floating oil/gas platforms
configuration. The cylinder comprises a number of tanks; the lowest contains ballast, mid-water and/or extracted oil, the upper, air for buoyancy. Helical strakes
Spar_(platform)
Open-top railroad freight car
ballast. These gondolas are side-tipping, so they often are used to carry rock or dirt to add to an embankment, rather than dump crushed-rock ballast
Gondola_(rail)
Trailer platform to transport overweight and oversize loads by road
which allows them to support heavy loads. They are operated by one or more ballast tractors that push or pull the trailer using a drawbar or gooseneck connection
Hydraulic_modular_trailer
American independent filmmaker
Ballast (2008). His first film, Ballast, premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival where he won the US Dramatic Directing Award. Ballast
Lance_Hammer
Fluorescent lamps with folded tubes, often with built-in ballast
to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb, and a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp. Compared to general-service incandescent lamps
Compact_fluorescent_lamp
Major maritime hub in Northern Ireland
commonly called 'the Ballast Board'. The Ballast Board took over the running of the port from the Belfast Corporation. The Ballast Office was established
Belfast_Harbour
Historic site in San Diego, California
Its name means "Fort Cobblestones" in English. It was built in 1797 on Ballast Point as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego Bay. It was involved
Fort_Guijarros
Boat propelled partly or entirely by sails
dinghy require built-in ballast. Depending on the design of the boat, ballast may be 20 to 50 percent of the displacement. The ballast is often integrated
Sailboat
Measure of how much weight a ship can carry
ship can carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew. DWT is often used to specify a
Deadweight_tonnage
Leading sea port of both country and island of Ireland
Port and Ballast Office Act 1707 (6 Anne c. 20 (I)), "An Act for Cleansing the Port, Harbour, and River of Dublin and for Erecting a Ballast Office in
Dublin_Port
Aspect of rail transport operations
ballast, grade, and lineside infrastructure such as signals and signs. Railroad tracks consist of multiple key components: a track bed, and ballast forming
Maintenance_of_way
Support for the rails in railroad tracks
Generally laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade, hold the rails upright and keep them spaced to the correct
Railroad_tie
Topics referred to by the same term
Tamper, to interfere with, falsify, or sabotage Ballast tamper, a machine that tamps railroad track ballast Tampere The Tamperer featuring Maya Tampering
Tamper
Railway trackbed planted with grass or other vegetation
ballastless track. The addition of soil to track ballast would reduce the friction between the individual ballast stones and make it easier for the track to
Green_track
Form of sailing ballast
A canting keel is a form of sailing ballast, suspended from a rigid canting strut beneath the boat, which can be swung to windward of a boat under sail
Canting_keel
Granite quarry in Devon, England
about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR)
Meldon_Quarry
Tower used for the production of lead balls
water basin. The shot is mainly used for projectiles in shotguns, and for ballast, radiation shielding, and other applications for which small lead balls
Shot_tower
Stage lighting lamp
traditional lighting units using incandescent light bulbs, HMIs need electrical ballasts, which are separated from the head via a header cable, to limit current
Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide lamp
Hydrargyrum_medium-arc_iodide_lamp
Device which produces ultraviolet light used for indoor tanning
environment inside the lamp. Fluorescent tanning lamps require an electrical ballast to limit the amount of current going through the lamp. While the resistance
Tanning_lamp
Equipment to regulate buoyancy of airships
additional ballast (for example, precipitation or icing on the envelope) Changes in ballast (for example, during a flight maneuver or the dropping of ballast) Changes
Buoyancy compensator (aviation)
Buoyancy_compensator_(aviation)
Method of establishing the ability of boats to resist capsizing
however the calculation does not consider factors such as hull shape or ballast. The formula came into being after the 1979 Fastnet race in England where
Capsize_screening_formula
Warship that uses water ballast to minimise above-water profile
combines the properties of a surface ship and submarine by using water ballast to partially immerse and minimize its above-waterline profile, thereby
Semi-submersible_naval_vessel
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
tests were unpiloted, with sandbags or chains and even a local boy as ballast. They tested wing-warping using control ropes from the ground. The glider
Wright_brothers
Small ballasted sailing yacht
A keelboat is a sailboat with a keel and ballast to help keep the boat upright, as opposed to a dinghy. It typically has a cabin with accommodation for
Keelboat
Species of fish
cause of some of these introductions may be related to the release of ship ballast from vessels traveling from elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. Buxton, C.D
Sparidentex_hasta
to passengers on 1 July 1976 and closed completely on 19 June 1983. A ballast pit was 57 chains (1.1 km) south of the station. It supplied beach shingle
Bay_View_railway_station
Lighting to aid plant growth
HPS ballast. A grower can run an HPS conversion bulb on a MH ballast, or a MH conversion bulb on a HPS ballast. The difference between the ballasts is
Grow_light
Inductive discharge ignition system
high voltage to the center electrode. Not shown in this diagram is the ballast resistor, which was included in Kettering's patent. It is placed in the
Delco_ignition_system
Supertanker class
also cannot travel through the Suez Canal unless on a ballast voyage. The coatings in the ballast tanks are protected by two features, a full-time double-scrubbing
TI-class_supertanker
Motorsport championship held worldwide
than the minimum, ballast can be added to reach the necessary weight. The race teams take advantage of this by placing this ballast at the extreme bottom
Formula_One
intended to prevent invasive species from entering inland waters through ballast water carried by ships. NISA reauthorized and amended a previous measure
National_Invasive_Species_Act
Heavy duty tractor
was only built as a ballast tractor for Dyson FV3601 tank transporting trailer. They can be identified by having a steel ballast body. 8 Mk1s were also
Thornycroft_Antar
Town in South Australia
Ballast Head is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Nepean Bay about 118 kilometres
Ballast_Head,_South_Australia
Public figure in Northern Ireland, Police Ombudsman and parliamentarian
BBC Radio 4 from 2002 BBC News on Operation Ballast investigation Public statement on Operation Ballast from the Police Ombudsman's website Official
Nuala_O'Loan,_Baroness_O'Loan
Deep-sea scientific submersible
Ballast was held in two conical hoppers fore and aft of the crew sphere each containing 9 metric tons (20,000 pounds) of iron shot. This shot ballast
Trieste_(bathyscaphe)
Types of lamp
generically called "Slimline" in the United States) operate on an instant start ballast in the United States and Canada or on a series choke without a starter
Fluorescent-lamp_formats
Boat manufacturing company
(NSS) consists of three major components: Ballast, Wave Plates, and fresh air exhaust system. The ballast tanks increase the weight of the boat while
Nautique_Boats
Species of flowering plant
plant in the United States, likely entering from Europe before 1818 from ballast water and spreading throughout North America through contaminated nursery
Rorippa_sylvestris
Piece of iron interpreted by some as an out of place artefact
[citation needed] It seems most likely that it is a piece of cast iron used as ballast in mining machinery, deposited during mining efforts before it was found
Wolfsegg_Iron
Type of aircraft used in the sport of gliding
ballast allowed) 15 metre Class (Flaps allowed, 15 m wing-span, water ballast allowed) 18 metre Class (Flaps allowed, 18 m wing-span, water ballast allowed)
Glider_(sailplane)
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Boy/Male
American, Arabic, Assamese, British, English, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Wise One; From the Sagebrush Plant; Surname; Sea; Ocean; Pond; Name of the 2nd Chakravarti; Water; Very Deep
Boy/Male
Celtic Gaelic Irish Scandinavian American
Champion.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
One who Gives Happiness
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Soft; Silky
Boy/Male
Irish
Thin.
Girl/Female
Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Shakespearean, Swedish
Pure; Form of Katherine
Biblical
happiness
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Divine
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Full of Love
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Eri.
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n.
Pigs of iron used for ballast.
n.
Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Ballast
n.
The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.
v. t.
To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage.
a.
Not ballasted.
n.
A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.
n.
The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc.
n.
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.
a.
Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits.
v. i.
To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
imp. & p. p.
of Ballast
a.
Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.
n.
The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
n.
The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.
n.
The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
n.
The lading of a ship; also, ballast.
v. t.
To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from.
superl.
Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light.