Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballasting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: bal-last-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is used for steadying anything; a ballast.

noun

The application of a ballast to a railway line.

noun

The addition of a ballast to a ship.

verb

present participle and gerund of ballast

Inflected Forms

ballastings (plural)

Questions

What does ballasting mean?: That which is used for steadying anything; a ballast.

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