'Ballasted' definitions:

Definition of 'Ballasted'

From: GCIDE
  • Ballast \Bal"last\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ballasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ballasting.]
  • 1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To keep steady; to steady, morally. [1913 Webster]
  • 'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]