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lastre
Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
“Oh, for the-- how much did you waste on that little boondoggle?” “Well, it's not that so much as--” “Krieger.” “Well, I needed ballast, and what better to simulate bricks of cocai…
lastre
Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
balasto • balastro
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.
balasto • balastra • balastro
device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
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lastrar
To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
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