Heavy Load Used on a Ship Increases Stability

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Tracking Time, Group 1041, Puzzle 4 (School Term).

Question is: Heavy Load Used on a Ship Increases Stability

and the answer is: BALLAST

Word Meaning:

BALLAST — (nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

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