unballasted

[ uhn-bal-uh-stid ]

/ ʌnˈbæl ə stɪd /

adjective

not fitted with or carrying ballast.

not properly steadied or regulated.

Origin of unballasted

First recorded in 1635–45; un-¹ + ballast + -ed²

Words nearby unballasted

unawares, unbacked, unbalance, unbalanced, unbalanced translocation, unballasted, unbar, unbarbed, unbarred, unbated, unbearable

Example sentences from the Web for unballasted

The body loomed beside us like the rolling hull of an unballasted ship.
Swept Out to Sea|W. Bertram Foster
The nightmare is evidently too much for these unballasted minds.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
It heeled over like an unballasted yacht under the lash of a hurricane.
The Air Trust|George Allan England
They were riding an unballasted track and using such speed as they dared to escape from a situation that had become perilous.
Whispering Smith|Frank H. Spearman

I hastened to prevent him; but he overthrew me with one hand, and the unballasted balloon ascended to two thousand yards.
A Winter Amid the Ice|Jules Verne

单词	unballasted
释义	unballasted [ uhn-bal-uh-stid ] / ʌnˈbæl ə stɪd / adjective not fitted with or carrying ballast. not properly steadied or regulated. Origin of unballasted First recorded in 1635–45; un-¹ + ballast + -ed² Words nearby unballasted unawares, unbacked, unbalance, unbalanced, unbalanced translocation, unballasted, unbar, unbarbed, unbarred, unbated, unbearable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unballasted The body loomed beside us like the rolling hull of an unballasted ship. Swept Out to Sea\|W. Bertram Foster The nightmare is evidently too much for these unballasted minds. The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6)\|Hippolyte A. Taine It heeled over like an unballasted yacht under the lash of a hurricane. The Air Trust\|George Allan England They were riding an unballasted track and using such speed as they dared to escape from a situation that had become perilous. Whispering Smith\|Frank H. Spearman I hastened to prevent him; but he overthrew me with one hand, and the unballasted balloon ascended to two thousand yards. A Winter Amid the Ice\|Jules Verne
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