balast

Borrowed from German Ballast.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalast]

balast m inan

1. ballast
2. burden, encumbrance

Borrowed from German Ballast.

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.last/

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• Rhymes: -alast
• Syllabification: ba‧last

balast m inan (related adjective balastowy)

1. (nautical) ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
2. (figuratively, literary) dead weight (that which is useless or excess)

   Synonyms: garb, obciążenie

3. (nautical) ballast tank
4. (construction) ballast (material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place)

   Synonym: podsypka

• → Kashubian: balaszt
• → Slovincian: balaszt

• balast in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balast in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French ballast.

balast n (plural balasturi)

1. (nautical) ballast

Borrowed from German Ballast.

• IPA^(key): /bǎlast/
• Hyphenation: ba‧last

bàlast m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ласт)

1. ballast

• “balast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالاست (balast), from French ballast.

• IPA^(key): /bɐ.last/

balast (definite accusative balastı, plural balastlar)

1. coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads
2. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability

• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “balast”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “balast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük