Ballast
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To stabilize or load a ship with ballast. To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. Anything that steadies emotion or the mind. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads. A 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. device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g.in a tube lamp supply circuit)
Barretter
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A ballast resistor