ballastscheeps

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of ballast (ballast) +‎ scheep (ship) +‎ -s (genitive ending).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɑˈlɑstˌsxeːps/
  • Hyphenation: bal‧last‧scheeps

Adverb

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ballastscheeps

  1. (obsolete, nautical) empty (used adverbially), carrying no cargo other than ballast