Ballast(verb/noun)

Heavy material used to make a ship, vehicle, or structure stable; to make something steady.
Hindi meaning:स्थिरता देने वाला भार
Synonyms: Weight, Counterweight, Stabilizer, Support
Antonyms: Instability, Lightness, Imbalance, Weakness
Example: The ship carried ballast to remain steady in rough water.
Trick to remember: Ballast sounds like “balance last— ballast helps a ship maintain balance till the last.
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