ballastingn.

Brit.

/ˈbaləstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbæləstɪŋ/

Forms: see ballast v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ballast n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: In early use < ballast n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use ballast v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or process of supplying with ballast (literally or figuratively). Also concrete: = ballast n.Sometimes as ballasting up, esp. when used of balloons and other airships.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > ballast

lastage1440

ballast1486

ballasting1508

kentledge1625

water ballast1759

shifting ballast1785

pig of ballast1789

pig ballast1797

sandbag1834

stiffening1894

society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > ballasting or deballasting

unballastinga1684

ballasting1769

deballasting1965

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > gravel, small, or broken stones > used as bed of railways

ballast1831

ballasting1837

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] > capacity for moral effort or endurance > source of moral strength

ballast1612

ballasting1882

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > ballast > adjusting the ballast

ballasting up1918

1508 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 114 To the said Robert [that] he gaif for ballasting of his schip..quhen the King passit to Maij.

1536 Act 27 Hen. VIII xviii The office and ordering of and for balasting for shippes.

1610 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) II. 319 The ballesting of fische bottis.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vi. 75 Would..they Had bin my Fathers Sonnes, then had my prize Bin lesse, and so more equall ballasting To thee Posthumus.

1659 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 30 July 48 f. 51 Lading lastage and ballasting of shipps & vessells.

1746 C. Knowles tr. E. de la Croix Of Mechanism Motions Floating Bodies i. 24 Ballast the dish in such sort that the ballasting may not shift during its various motions.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. *H4 Lestage, the ballasting of a ship, or furnishing her with ballast.

1837 Athenæum 21 Jan. 52/1 Fir planks..bedded on ballasting, which is loose gravel.

1882 Daily Tel. 8 Apr. If he have the smallest possible ballasting of common sense.

1918 W. E. Dommett Dict. Aircraft 9 Ballasting up. In an airship, the process of adjusting the weights in the car until the ship is slightly lighter than air.

1988 D. R. Headrick Tentacles Progr. iii. 71 There are several reasons for the high cost of the early Indian railways. Among them were..the expensive rails and heavy ballasting needed to support the broad gauge.

2007 Guardian (Nexis) 30 June (Sport section) 8 The MP4-22 has 48% of its 600kg weight over the front wheels and 52% to the rear, achieved through ballasting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballasting
释义	ballastingn. Brit. /ˈbaləstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbæləstɪŋ/ Forms: see ballast v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ballast n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: In early use < ballast n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use ballast v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or process of supplying with ballast (literally or figuratively). Also concrete: = ballast n.Sometimes as ballasting up, esp. when used of balloons and other airships. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > ballast lastage1440 ballast1486 ballasting1508 kentledge1625 water ballast1759 shifting ballast1785 pig of ballast1789 pig ballast1797 sandbag1834 stiffening1894 society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > ballasting or deballasting unballastinga1684 ballasting1769 deballasting1965 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > gravel, small, or broken stones > used as bed of railways ballast1831 ballasting1837 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] > capacity for moral effort or endurance > source of moral strength ballast1612 ballasting1882 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > ballast > adjusting the ballast ballasting up1918 1508 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 114 To the said Robert [that] he gaif for ballasting of his schip..quhen the King passit to Maij. 1536 Act 27 Hen. VIII xviii The office and ordering of and for balasting for shippes. 1610 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) II. 319 The ballesting of fische bottis. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vi. 75 Would..they Had bin my Fathers Sonnes, then had my prize Bin lesse, and so more equall ballasting To thee Posthumus. View more context for this quotation 1659 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 30 July 48 f. 51 Lading lastage and ballasting of shipps & vessells. 1746 C. Knowles tr. E. de la Croix Of Mechanism Motions Floating Bodies i. 24 Ballast the dish in such sort that the ballasting may not shift during its various motions. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. H4 Lestage, the ballasting of a ship, or furnishing her with ballast. 1837 Athenæum* 21 Jan. 52/1 Fir planks..bedded on ballasting, which is loose gravel. 1882 Daily Tel. 8 Apr. If he have the smallest possible ballasting of common sense. 1918 W. E. Dommett Dict. Aircraft 9 Ballasting up. In an airship, the process of adjusting the weights in the car until the ship is slightly lighter than air. 1988 D. R. Headrick Tentacles Progr. iii. 71 There are several reasons for the high cost of the early Indian railways. Among them were..the expensive rails and heavy ballasting needed to support the broad gauge. 2007 Guardian (Nexis) 30 June (Sport section) 8 The MP4-22 has 48% of its 600kg weight over the front wheels and 52% to the rear, achieved through ballasting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1508
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