ballast weight

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ballast
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbæl.əst/us
/ˈbæl.əst/
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 railways and roads ...
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weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofballastandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As the submarine sank, a 10-tonballastweightwas dropped, but this did not arrest the descent.
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Ballastweightis added to increase the flying speed during windy weather.
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Brake vans thus had a significant amount ofballastweightbuilt into their structures to increase the available braking effort.
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Ballastweightis also added to a race car to alter its performance.
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Including the stabilizingballastweight, the tower ended up with an overall weight of 35 tons.
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They also managed to release a 400lbkg 0 leadballastweightas they descended.
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The vehicle operates in a vertical attitude, and carries 500kg lb ofballastweightthat allows it to both sink to the bottom, and when released, rise to the surface.
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It can either be a passive system which relies on additionalballastweightor an active system which uses a controlled drive system to provide vertical motion.
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The gas balloon is filled with a lifting gas and provides the buoyancy, while the superpressure balloon is filled with air, and pressurized to provide the desiredballastweight.
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Most of the control of trim available to the diver is in the positioning of ballast weights.
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All six locomotives were fitted with new bogies, and had ballast weights to increase their overall weight to 120 tons.
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Trim of the centre of gravity is usually achieved by selection of cylinder material and positioning of main ballast weights and trim weights.
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The vertical spigot at the front of each skid is used to mount ballast weights to alter the aircraft's centre of gravity.
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The two defective motors were replaced by ballast weights.
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