Ballast
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ballast-164-10661531
title:
Ballast
text:
Ballast is dense material used as a weight to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability. A compartment within a boat, ship, submarine, or other floating structure that holds water is called a ballast tank. Water should be moved in and out from the ballast tank to balance the ship. In a vessel that travels on the water, the ballast will be kept below the water level,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast
date created:
2012-01-10T17:22:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:30:15Z
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13
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