"ballast" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ba.last/ Audio: Fr-ballast.ogg , Fr-Paris--ballast.ogg Forms: ballasts [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ballast m (plural ballasts)
  1. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ballast-fr-noun-DgRCAhQt Topics: nautical, transport
  2. coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballast-fr-noun-ynDdj0w4 Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 4 1 11 7 17 1 1 1 1 4 11 19 19 0 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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          "langcode": "fr",
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          "hold",
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        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ],
        [
          "gondola",
          "gondola"
        ],
        [
          "balloon",
          "balloon"
        ],
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
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          "stability",
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          "laid"
        ],
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          "bed"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability"
      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ],
        [
          "gondola",
          "gondola"
        ],
        [
          "balloon",
          "balloon"
        ],
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
        ],
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          "stability",
          "stability"
        ]
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        "nautical",
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      ],
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          "gravel",
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          "laid",
          "laid"
        ],
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          "bed",
          "bed"
        ],
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          "road",
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        ],
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