Definitions

1. verb

to refill or replenish the ballast of (a ship, etc.)

“The sailors had to reballast the vessel to stabilize it in the rough waters.”

2. noun

the act of refilling or replenishing the ballast of (a ship, etc.)

“The reballast of the ship took several hours to complete.”

3. verb

to provide with a ballast, as a ship, to counteract its tendency to tilt or capsize

“The engineers reballasted the ship to improve its stability.”