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Which word fits this meaning? Weight carried to give a vessel stability or control its balance.
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Reveal word and examples ballast The empty ferry carried water as ballast on its return trip. Dictionary practice example. With no passengers aboard, the little boat needed ballast to sit steadily in the water. From How a small boat turns . Full dictionary entry How did you do before revealing the answer?
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