What does unballasted mean?
Unballasted means (shipping) Not loaded or stabilised with ballast..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(shipping) Not loaded or stabilised with ballast..
Then, as if the clouds had discharged their aqueous cargo and rode light as unballasted ships, they lifted in aerial fleets and sailed away, white in a blue sky.
It was a rickety concern, was unballasted, and looked as if, loosely thrown together, it had never filled its original mission and had been practically abandoned.
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Unballasted means (shipping) Not loaded or stabilised with ballast..
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Then, as if the clouds had discharged their aqueous cargo and rode light as unballasted ships, they lifted in aerial fleets and sailed away, white in a blue sky.
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