ballastmaster

== English == === Alternative forms === ballast master === Etymology === From ballast +‎ master. === Noun === ballastmaster (usually uncountable, plural ballastmasters) (historical) A harbor official responsible for overseeing the taking on and discharging of ballast by ships. Coordinate terms: anchorage, ballastage, buoyage, cranage, demurrage, lastage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage