ballast

Example Sentences

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Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, like a hot air balloon rising after dropping its ballast.

From Science Daily

"And it ties in UAE interests into European energy security, which will act as a ballast against the EU's strong push on net zero targets," he added.

From Reuters

Their identification with somebody who they believe is strong and self-created gives them ballast.

From Salon

Beneath the head-spinning plot twists of “Hang the Moon,” historical research gives the novel its ballast.

From New York Times

But even with the railroad tracks and ties removed, it had the makings of a fine road, for the tracks and ties had sat upon a bed of ballast.

From Washington Post