Hyphenation of ballast

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ballast ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bal-last

Definitions of ballast :

1.
Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
2.
Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
3.
An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals
Something that steadies the mind or feelings
4.
A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
5.
An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
6.
Make steady with a ballast

Synonyms of ballast :

noun substance, matter
noun gravel, crushed rock
noun attribute
nounballast resistor, barretter, resistor, resistance
nounlight ballast, electrical device
verb brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise

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