Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underballast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-bal-last
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To load with insufficient ballast.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + ballast.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underballasts (present, singular) underballasting (participle, present) underballasted (participle, past) underballasted (past)

Questions

What does underballast mean?
To load with insufficient ballast.
Where does underballast come from?
From under- + ballast.

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