An invasive species can be introduced to a new area via the ballast water of oceangoing ships, intentional and accidental releases of aquaculture species, aquarium specimens or bait, and other means.
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Ballast
//ˈbæl.əst//
Synonyms for "ballast" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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12 entriesSynonyms
1 entriescapable of
2 entriesderived
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
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4 entriesis a
4 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
Translations
114 translations across 40 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- balast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- balastoj verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
- balastoj verb (to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἕρμα noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Bulgarian
3 entries- баласт noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- баластра noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- товар noun (electronics)
Catalan
2 entries- llast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- llastar verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 壓載 /压载 noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- 道砟 noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- 道碴 noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Czech
1 entries- zátěž noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Danish
1 entries- ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Dutch
4 entries- ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- ballast noun (electronics)
- ballastbed noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- bedding noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Esperanto
2 entries- balasto noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balasto noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Estonian
4 entries- ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- ballast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- ballast noun (electronics)
- ballastima verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
Faroese
3 entries- barlast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- kjølfesta noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- studningur noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Finnish
4 entries- elektroninen virranrajoitin noun (electronics)
- kuristin noun (electronics)
- paarlasti noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- painolasti noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
French
4 entries- ballast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- ballast noun (electronics)
- lest noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- remblai noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
German
4 entries- Ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- Bettung noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- Schotter noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- beschottern verb (to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track)
Greek
2 entries- έρμα noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- σαβούρα noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Greenlandic
1 entries- ballasti noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Hebrew
1 entries- רבד noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Hungarian
2 entries- ballaszt noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- holtsúly noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Ido
4 entries- balasto noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balasto noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- balastizar verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
- balastizar verb (to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track)
Indonesian
2 entries- balas noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balas noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Italian
3 entries- massicciata noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- regolatore noun (electronics)
- zavorra noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Japanese
1 entries- バラスト noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Korean
1 entries- 밸러스트 noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Latin
1 entries- saburro verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
Māori
4 entries- pēhanga kowhatu noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- pēhi noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- taowaka noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- tauta verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
Norwegian
3 entries- ballast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- fundament noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- ballaste verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- بالاست noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- صافره noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Polish
4 entries- balast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- podsypka noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- balastować verb (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
Portuguese
2 entries- balastro noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- lastro noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Romanian
4 entries- balast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- balast noun (electronics)
- blocaj noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Russian
1 entries- балла́ст noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- balast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- баласт noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Spanish
4 entries- balasto noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- balasto noun (electronics)
- balastra noun (electronics)
- balastro noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Swedish
4 entries- ballast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- ballast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- barlast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- barlast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Tagalog
1 entries- tulakbahala noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Thai
2 entries- บัลลาสต์ noun (electronics)
- อับเฉา noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Turkish
3 entries- balast noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- balast noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
- safra noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
Ukrainian
2 entries- бала́ст noun (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
- бала́ст noun (material laid to form a bed for a road)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Invasive species can be introduced to an area by ship ballast water, accidental release, and most often, by people.
Source: tatoeba (6708780)
Zebra mussels arrived in the mid-1980’s in ship ballast water from the Black and Caspian Sea region, and have become a major threat to wildlife, navigation, and boating.
Source: tatoeba (7767354)
Scientists say the invasive species arrived in the Mediterranean from Asia in the ballast of cargo ships, creating an “environmental nightmare.”
Source: tatoeba (10978755)
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