| 单词 | ballast keel | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasballast keel   ballast keel  n. a weight attached to or incorporated into the keel of a vessel to serve as ballast; esp. a heavy metal moulding attached to the keel of a sailing vessel. ΚΠ 1823    M. Willoughby Brit. Patent 4806 		(1857)	 3  				The ballast keels..are prolonged,..so as when drawn up to fit the bottoms of the vessels from stem to stern. 1946    Geogr. Jrnl. 107 69  				There is a complete description..for finding the centre of gravity so that the ballast keel can be put in the exact right position. 2006    N.Y. Times 		(Nexis)	 30 Dec.  d6/1  				Mike Golding and Alex Thomson of Britain pulled out in November when Thomson abandoned his vessel..after the ballast keel broke. < as lemmas | 
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