Translations for ballast in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.ballast [Brit ˈbaləst, Am ˈbæləst] N

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1. ballast (in balloon, ship):

ballast

in ballast NAUT

2. ballast (on rail track, road):

ballast

ballast

II.ballast [Brit ˈbaləst, Am ˈbæləst] VB trans

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1. ballast balloon, ship:

ballast

2. ballast rail track, road:

ballast

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ballast

massicciare

to ballast

to ballast

inzavorrare

to ballast

zavorra NAUT, AVIAT

ballast

in zavorra NAUT

in ballast

caricare la zavorra

to take on ballast

scaricare la zavorra or gettare zavorra

to jettison ballast, to unballast

massicciata

ballast

materiale di riempimento (per strade)

ballast

Translations for ballast in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

ballast [ˈbæ·ləst] N

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1. ballast NAUT:

ballast

2. ballast (gravel):

ballast

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In 1905 a rock-crushing plant was built to produce track ballast for the railroad. en.wikipedia.org

Submarines change the amount of water and air in their ballast tanks to decrease buoyancy for submerging or increase it for surfacing. en.wikipedia.org

To control their weight, submarines have ballast tanks, which can hold varying amounts of water and air. en.wikipedia.org

The ships were either in ballast or carrying trade and export goods. en.wikipedia.org

Since 2004, all vessels equipped with ballast water tanks must have a ballast water management plan. en.wikipedia.org

Additional ballast may need to be added to bring the total to at least 70 kg (154 lb). en.wikipedia.org

The cite a weight of 2,900 pounds, with 700 pounds of ballast, while a bare bones weighs in at only 700 pounds. en.wikipedia.org

This was additional to the iron ballast carried by these extreme clippers. en.wikipedia.org

Simple electronic ballasts may also have low power factor due to their rectifier input stage. en.wikipedia.org

Water ballast is carried in integral tanks housed inside the leading edges of the wings, holding 219.8 litre (58 gal) 220 kg (484 lb). en.wikipedia.org

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