noun. The act of furnishing with ballast, as a ship or railroad.

noun. Ballast; that which is used for ballast, as gravel or broken stones, cinders, or other material used for the covering of roads or to form the upper works or permanent way of a railroad.

noun. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

verb. Present participle of ballast.

noun. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

"One reason for deferring the masonry work as well as the ballasting was the inability to handle the necessary supplies."

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