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Meanings of much ballast in English

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Usage of much ballast in English
1
In other words, I was to be nothing but so much ballast.
Seven Icelandic Short Stories
2
There was too much ballast, as it were, for so little sail.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 / A Magaz...
3
When storms arose he quietly lay down, and served as so much ballast to steady the boat.
By Canoe and Dog Train Among The Cree and Salteaux Indians
4
As much ballast was placed in it as would keep the upper surface of the deck even with the water's edge.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves / Updated to 1900
5
Further, there is provided means for admitting air at will into the balloon, by which the necessity for much ballast is obviated.
The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation
6
In reaching the desired height that morning, however, much ballast had been used and the possibility of a renewed supply was jumped at.
The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure
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