Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballast tank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: bal-last -tank
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of several external or internal tanks fitted in submarines; when filled with seawater they allow the boat to submerge; when emptied using compressed air buoyancy is restored and the vessel rises towards the surface. Auxiliary ballast tanks within the pressure hull allow the submarine to be trimmed.

Inflected Forms

ballast tanks (plural)

Questions

What does ballast tank mean?: One of several external or internal tanks fitted in submarines; when filled with seawater they allow the boat to submerge; when emptied using compressed air buoyancy is restored and the vessel rises towards the surface. Auxiliary ballast tanks within the pressure hull allow the submarine to be trimmed.

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