English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of ballast

ballast

/noun/ गिट्टी; रोड़ी; रोड़ा; बोझ जो नौका को स्थिर बनाने के लिए रखा जाता है; पत्थर आदि भारी वस्तु;

Synonym scree; macadam; brick-bat;

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English Dictionary:

1. Ballast

[a.]

- Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.
- Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.
- Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.
- The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.
- Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.

2. Ballast

[v. t.]

- To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.
- To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
- To keep steady; to steady, morally.