ballast
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any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
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any structure that makes progress difficultsynonyms: barrière, hindernis, sta-in-de-wegtypes:droger, droogautomaat, droogtrommel, trommeldroger, wasdrogera movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrownbalustrade, trapleuninga railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from fallinghavendam, havenhoofd, krib, kribbe, leidam, lies, nol, rits, strandhoofd, stroomdam, zeedijk, zeeweringa protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing awaysluitstuka metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firingklepperany object that acts as a hindrance or obstructionaudiëntie, barrage, bedijking, dalstuw, dam, dijk, dijkage, keerdam, rechtszitting, rivierdijk, schut, stuwdam, waterdam, waterkering, zeedijka barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the seaafrastering, afscheiding, draaierij, heining, hek, hekwerk, omheining, omrastering, planket, schuttinga barrier that serves to enclose an arearooster, stookplaat, vuurplaata barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting airoordopje, pijpenstopper, pijpestopper, stopper, stopperspil, voorstopperblockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlyrail, spoorrail, spoorstaaf, spoorweg, spoorwegena barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supportsbarricade, versperring, wegversperringa barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.startheka movable barrier on the starting line of a race coursesloota pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contesttype of:bouwconstructie, bouwwerk, constructiea thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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the baggage and equipment carried by an army
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International Talk Like A Pirate Day is celebrated on September 19. In the swashbuckling spirit, this list covers words every self-respecting pirate should know: parts of a ship, sailing jargon, terms for pirates, etc. With these words at your command, you can take the whole pirate thing way beyond "arrgh," eyepatches, and annoying birds that perch on your shoulder. For more, check out the full article: Buccaneer, Bilge and Booty: Words Every Self-respecting Pirate Should Know
Shipwrecked and blinded from a torpedo attack, Phillip must conquer his prejudices when his only companion is an elderly West Indian man named Timothy.
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