zátěž — meaning in English

English meaning

• ballast noun Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon, or vehicle to provide stability.
• burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.

Senses

zátěž is used for these senses in English:

• ballast (nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
• burden A heavy load.

ballast — full definition

1. noun Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon, or vehicle to provide stability.
2. noun Crushed stone or gravel laid down to form a stable bed for a road or railway track.
3. verb To stabilise something by loading it with heavy material.

burden — full definition

1. noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
2. verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.

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