| 单词 | in ballast |
| 释义 | in ballastsailingspecialized (of aship) notcarryinganycargo(=goods), but withcontainersfilledwithseawatertoaddweight: vesselsarrivingat theportladenor inballast Theshiproundedthe Horn into thePacific,boundfor Valparaiso inballast. Sailing & boating
Examplesofin ballastin ballast It is not the case that ships are sent outinballastwhen suitable cargoes are available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is better that we should take out goods to where they can be used than that ships should go outinballast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us make sure that some products that we have available go back in the same ships, instead of sending the ships backinballast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that either of these arguments conforms to the usual practice throughout the world, particularly in the case of shipsinballast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is necessary to open the valves in order to takeinballast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You have got to send your shipsinballastto fetch it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that the vessels may beinballastat the time, but they are still capable of causing considerable pollution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All the above figures are exclusive of vesselsinballast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows the danger of sending ships outinballastat certain times of the year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My sixth suggestion is that in no case should a ship be sent awayinballast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Since these will normally beinballast, the scheme says, there will not be so much danger from pollution if there is a breakdown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They often go one wayinballast, returning with cargo, or vice versa. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was plenty of time, but they were not prepared to go outinballastto lift these cargoes at a loss. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One trouble is that half our steamers are going outinballastbecause they cannot get the necessary cargoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A ship comes in with a cargo of 30,000 or 40,000 tons of oil and will go outinballastand does not pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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