How Many Syllables Are in Ballast

The word Ballast has three syllables: bal-last.
Syllable division helps in understanding the word's structure, improving both pronunciation and spelling.
This technique is especially useful for students and language learners who are mastering English phonetics.

Definition of Ballast

heavy material, such as gravel, sand, or iron, placed in the bottom of a ship to make it more stable

How should Ballast divide into syllables

The word 'ballast' has two syllables. The first syllable 'bal' has one vowel 'a' and one consonant 'b'. The second syllable 'last' has one vowel 'a' and three consonants 'l', 's', and 't'.

Part of Speech - Ballast

The ship's ballast kept it steady in rough waters.

Sentences with Ballast

• The ballast in the ship's hull kept it from tipping over.
• The truck was loaded with ballast to keep it from slipping on the icy roads.
• The railroad tracks needed more ballast to keep the trains running smoothly.
• The construction crew used ballast to stabilize the foundation of the building.
• The ship's captain ordered more ballast to be added to the hold.
• The ballast shifted during the storm, causing the ship to list to one side.
• The ballast was removed from the ship to lighten the load.
• The ballast provided the necessary weight to balance the crane's boom.
• The ballast was carefully measured and placed in the ship's hold.
• The ballast helped to keep the ship steady in the rough seas.

Quotes with Ballast

• The ballast of success is enterprise.
• New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
• The only thing that keeps a ship moving forward is the ballast.
• Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it.
• The ballast of routine, the comfort of habits, and the security of conviction are the enemies of truth.
• Truth is the ballast for good life-ship.
• The ballast of routine and comfort creates a formidable inertia which keeps innovation from being undertaken.
• The ballast of the ship is sometimes called the dead weight.
• Ballast is the weight that is placed in the bottom of a ship to keep it from tipping over.
• The ballast of humanity is what keeps the ship of the world from capsizing.
• The ballast of criticism is not too much for the wings of genius to bear.
• Better to be a pirate than to join the Navy.
• The ballast of the soul is the anchor of hope, the spiritual practices that keep us grounded and centered.
• The ballast of the ship is necessary to keep it from tipping over in rough seas.
• The ballast of truth is what keeps the ship of humanity afloat.
• The ballast of tradition is sometimes the only thing that keeps a culture from falling apart.
• The ballast of experience is what keeps us from making the same mistakes over and over again.
• The ballast of knowledge is what keeps us from being blown off course by the winds of change.
• The ballast of friendship is what keeps us from being tossed around by the storms of life.
• The ballast of love is what keeps us from being swept away by the tides of passion.

Number of characters in Ballast

7 ( b, a, l, l, a, s, t )

Unique letters in Ballast

5 ( b, a, l, s, t )

Ballast Backwards

tsallab

How to Pronounce Ballast

IPA (International): ˈbælʌst

ARA (American): ˈbælʌst

EPA (English): ˈbælʌst

BAE-LAH-ST