ballast bed

ballast (n) ballast: 11. we call this a mooring bed for a wharf. It is also called a ballast bed. It is just rocks pile in to the place where the piles are driven into the ground. This keeps the wharf from being washed away. W.J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 DNE-cit Used I Not used ? Used I [see ...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6066
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Summary:ballast (n) ballast: 11. we call this a mooring bed for a wharf. It is also called a ballast bed. It is just rocks pile in to the place where the piles are driven into the ground. This keeps the wharf from being washed away. W.J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 DNE-cit Used I Not used ? Used I [see 'mooring bed'] LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 3 September 2008.

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