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• ⇰ रोडा
• ⇰ बोझ जो नौका को स्थिर बनाने के लिये रखा जाता है
• ⇰ पत्थर आदि भारी वस्तु

• ⇰ कंकड़
• ⇰ बैलास्ट
• ⇰ रोड़ा

• ⇰ Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.
• ⇰ Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.
• ⇰ Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.
• ⇰ The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.
• ⇰ Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.

• ⇰ To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.
• ⇰ To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
• ⇰ To keep steady; to steady, morally.