Speakur

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water ballast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter bal-last
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weight in the form of seawater that can be let or pumped into a ballast tank within a vessel when required.

Uncountable

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What does water ballast mean?
A weight in the form of seawater that can be let or pumped into a ballast tank within a vessel when required.

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