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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslastro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈlaʃ.tɾu/
"O navio utilizou areia como lastro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Heavy material, such as gravel, sand, or iron, placed in the hold of a ship or the car of a balloon to provide stability.
"The cargo ship took on extra ballast to ensure safe navigation through the stormy sea." - 2
Gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of a railroad track or road.
"Workers replaced the crushed rock ballast beneath the railway ties to maintain track alignment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German or Scandinavian roots, combining words meaning 'bare' or 'naked' with 'load' or 'freight' (originally meaning cargo of little value used to weigh down a ship). Over centuries, the term expanded from maritime contexts into civil engineering, electrical lighting, and figurative language to mean anything that provides stability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ballast" is said worldwide
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lest
Transliteration: /lɛst/
"Le navire a largué du lest pour remonter à la surface."
Ballast
Transliteration: /ˈbalast/
"Das Schiff brauchte zusätzlichen Ballast für die Fahrt."
zavorra
Transliteration: /dzaˈvɔr.ra/
"La nave ha imbarcato la zavorra per migliorare la stabilità."
lastre
Transliteration: /ˈlastɾe/
"El globo aerostático arrojó lastre para ganar altura."
lastro
Transliteration: /ˈlaʃ.tɾu/
"O navio utilizou areia como lastro."
गिट्टी
Transliteration: gitti
"रेल की पटरी के नीचे गिट्टी डाली जाती है।"
压舱物
Transliteration: yācāngwù
"船只装载了压舱物以保持平衡。"
평형수
Transliteration: pyeonghyeongsu
"배는 항해 안정을 위해 평형수를 채웠다."
バラスト
Transliteration: barasuto
"船は安定性を保つためにバラストを積み込んだ。"
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