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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 40% | 9 | It includes the horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, and rudder | |
3 | 33% | 8 | Ship's stabilizer | |
Ship Stabilizer Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "BALLAST" which means:
- noun
- • Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- • Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- • An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- • A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
- • An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps verb
- • Make steady with a ballast
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ship's ballast consisted of heavy rocks."
- • "The truck was carrying a load of ballast for the construction site."
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New York Times20 Sep 2005 | Down 32 | |
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4 | Mechanical stabilizer for minimizing the rolling motion of a ship | |
5 | Radio-tube stabilizer
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6 | Ship's stabilizer
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