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ballast

US /ˈbæl.əst/
UK /ˈbæl.əst/

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balast

heavy matter such as sand, stone, or water that is used at the bottom of a ship or a hot-air balloon to make it heavier, or the small stones on which railroads and roads are made:

Contoh:
The weed may have been accidentally imported in soil used as ship ballast.
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