English Explanatory Dictionary

ballast tank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of several external or internal tanks fitted in submarines; when filled with seawater they allow the boat to submerge; when emptied using compressed air buoyancy is restored and the vessel rises towards the surface. Auxiliary ballast tanks within the pressure hull allow the submarine to be trimmed.

Word forms

ballast tank ballast tanks
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