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English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
BALLAST TANKS
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Ballast — may mean: Objects: * Ballast tanks, a device used on ships and submarines and other submersibles to control buoyancy and stability * Ballast weights, metallic plates used to bring auto racing vehicles up to the minimum mandated weight *… … Wikipedia
Ballast tank — A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat or ship, that holds water. A vessel may have a single ballast tank near its center or multiple ballast tanks typically on either side. A large vessel typically will have several ballast tanks… … Wikipedia
ballast tank — noun One of several external or internal tanks fitted in submarines; when filled with seawater they allow the boat to submerge; when emptied using compressed air buoyancy is restored and the vessel rises towards the surface. Auxiliary ballast… … Wiktionary
ballast tank — noun : a tank in the hold of a ship that can be pumped full of or free from water ballast * * * ballast tank, a compartment in a ship or submarine which may be filled with water or emptied by means of pumps. Ballast tanks help control the… … Useful english dictionary
Tanks — (engl., spr. tänks, wahrscheinlich v. portug. tanque), große Behälter, meist aus Kesselblech zusammengenietet, zur Aufnahme von Erdöl. Solche T. von 30 und mehr Meter Durchmesser und 10 und mehr Meter Höhe nehmen in den Seehäfen das durch… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ballast — Ballast, die Belastung des Bodenraumes bei Ladungsmangel, um den Schwerpunkt von Schiffen tiefer zu legen. Dampfer und moderne Segelschiffe verwenden nur Wasserballast in Tanks, d. h. Eisenblechkasten, die durch Pumpen zu füllen und zu leeren… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
ballast tank — Tanks at the bottom or sides of a ship which are filled with seawater for ballasting purpose … Dictionary of automotive terms
Ballast — Als Ballast wird in der Seefahrt eine schwere, aber so gut wie wertlose Ladung bezeichnet, die zur Stabilität des Schiffes beitragen soll, wenn das eigentliche Frachtgut zu leicht ist. Ein Handelsschiff, das ohne Frachtgut unterwegs ist, fährt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ballast water discharge and the environment — Cruise ships, large tankers, and bulk cargo carriers use a tremendous amount of ballast water, which is often taken on in the coastal waters in one region after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call,… … Wikipedia
ballast water — water contained in tanks on ships to improve their stability and buoyancy. This water can contain fishes and may be discharged in an area where the fish then become established as exotics … Dictionary of ichthyology
Sailing ballast — Ballast is used in sailboats to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the sail. Insufficiently ballasted boats will tend to tip, or heel, excessively in high winds. Too much heel may result in the boat capsizing. When sailing vessels… … Wikipedia
