balast

== Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ballast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbalast] === Noun === balast m inan ballast burden, encumbrance ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ballast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.last/ Rhymes: -alast Syllabification: ba‧last === Noun === balast m inan (related adjective balastowy) (nautical) ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability) (figuratively, literary) dead weight (that which is useless or excess) Synonyms: garb, obciążenie (nautical) ballast tank (construction) ballast (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) Synonym: podsypka ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: balaszt → Slovincian: balaszt === Further reading === balast in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN balast in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ballast. === Noun === balast n (plural balasturi) (nautical) ballast ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ballast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bǎlast/ Hyphenation: ba‧last === Noun === bàlast m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ласт) ballast ==== Declension ==== === References === “balast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالاست (balast), from French ballast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɐ.last/ === Noun === balast (definite accusative balastı, plural balastlar) coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability === References === Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “balast”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “balast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük