Толковый словарь английского языка - ballast
Ballast
ballast
I. noun see: lade Date: 1530 a heavy substance placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine), something that gives stability (as in character or conduct), gravel or broken stone laid in a railroad bed or used in making concrete, a device used to provide the starting voltage or to stabilize the current in a circuit (as of a fluorescent lamp), II. transitive verb Date: 1538 to steady or equip with or as if with ~, to fill in (as a railroad bed) with ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 any heavy material placed in a ship or the car of a balloon etc. to secure stability. 2 coarse stone etc. used to form the bed of a railway track or road. 3 Electr. any device used to stabilize the current in a circuit. 4 anything that affords stability or permanence. --v.tr. 1 provide with ballast. 2 afford stability or weight to. Etymology: 16th c.: f. LG or Scand., of uncert. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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