ballastmaster
A harbor official responsible for overseeing the taking on and discharging of ballast…A harbor official responsible for overseeing the taking on and discharging of ballast by ships.
Meaning
1 senses(historical, uncountable, usually)A harbor official responsible for overseeing the taking on and discharging of ballast by ships.
Origin
From ballast + master.From ballast + master.
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Forms
plural: ballastmastersLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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