ballasted
Given stabilizing weight
Ballasted describes something weighted with ballast—heavy material added to provide stability.
Ships are ballasted with water or cargo to sit properly in the water.
Railroad tracks are ballasted with gravel beneath the ties.
Figuratively, a person ballasted by experience or wisdom has steadying weight: She was ballasted by years of hard-won knowledge.
Balancing mass in machinery
- equilibriumState of balance
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- groundedStable and realistic
- steadiedMade firm or stable
weighted · secured · balanced · stabilized · centered · firm · solid · offset
counterweight
Balancing mass in machinery
- equilibriumState of balance
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- groundedStable and realistic
steadied · weighted · secured · balanced · stabilized · centered · firm · solid · offset · counterbalanced
keel
Hull's structural base
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- draftPreliminary version of text
hull · cargo · tanks · seawater · stability · vessel · freighter · tanker · bilge · laden
trackbed
Railway's supporting base
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
subgrade · tamping · rails · embankment · drainage · crushed stone · aggregate · roadbed · crossties · fill
ballastedtop-heavy
Disproportionately weighted above
unstable · unweighted · unsteady · tippy · wobbly
ballastedlight
Visible electromagnetic radiation
buoyant · empty · unladen · unburdened
ballastedunanchored
Not fastened down
adrift · untethered · floating · drifting · unmoored
- ballast tankCompartment regulating vessel buoyancy
- water ballastLiquid load for stability