Ballast

Lëtzebuergesch

English: ballast [weight]; (railway) ballast
Français: charge; ballast [gravats]
Deutsch: Ballast [Gewicht]; Schotter [Gleisbettungsstoff]

Type: SUBST M

Pronunciation (IPA)

[bɑlˈɑst]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Ballast (Gewicht)
Français: lest; charge
English: ballast (weight)
Português: lastro (peso)
Nederlands: ballast (gewicht)

Meaning 2

Deutsch: Schotter (Gleisbettungsstoff)
Français: ballast (gravats)
English: (railway) ballast
Português: balastro (pedra britada)
Nederlands: ballast (onderlaag voor de dwarsliggers van spoorrails)

Spelling variants

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Ballast

Example sentences

d'Schëffer benotze Waasser als Ballast
Meaning 1: ballast
wéi d'Gleiser nei geluecht goufen, ass an engems de Ballast ausgetosch ginn
Meaning 2: (railway) ballast

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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