Meaning of kentledge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
   countable, uncountable
2. A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“A kentledge of scrap chairs was placed in the bottom booms of the girders at the south end⟳ to counterbalance the weight of the rail rolling track fixed under the north half, and to increase⟳ stability.”

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