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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 | ||||||||
| 32% | 4 | One of the rings of a chain; or, a real or figurative connection | ||||||
noun • the means of connection between things linked in series • a fastener that serves to join or connect • the state of being connected • a connecting shape • a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain • (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list • a channel for communication between groups • a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network • an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data verb • make a logical or causal connection • connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces • be or become joined or united or linked • link with or as with a yoke | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | From “stretch out again, slacken”, a word for acquittance, emancipation, liberation, remission, a setting free or other real or figurative unshackling | ||||||
noun • merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) • the act of liberating someone or something • a process that liberates or discharges something • an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) • euphemistic expressions for death • a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation • a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion • the act of allowing a fluid to escape • a formal written statement of relinquishment • (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone verb • release, as from one's grip • grant freedom to; free from confinement • let (something) fall or spill from a container • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale • eliminate (a substance) • generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids • make (information) available for publication • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available | ||||||||
Weighted Material For Stabilising A Ship Or Balloon Or Anything Real Or Figurative That Provides Steadiness Crossword Clue
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BALLAST which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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BALLAST
Updated: October 12, 2023
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