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Webster 1913 Edition
Unballasted
Un-bal′last-ed
,Adj.
1.
[Properly p. p. of
unballast
.] Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.
2.
[Pref.
un-
not + ballasted
.] Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady;
as,
. unballasted
vessels; unballasted
witsUnballasted
by any sufficient weight of plan. De Quincey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unballasted
UNBAL'LASTED
, a.1.
Freed from ballast.2.
a. Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast or by weight; unsteady; as unballasted wits.'Unballast vessel,' for unballasted, in Addison, is an unauthorized phrase.