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Compound of ballast (“ballast”) + scheep (“ship”) + -s (adverbial ending).
- IPA(key): /bɑˈlɑstˌsxeːps/
- Hyphenation: bal‧last‧scheeps
ballastscheeps
- (obsolete, nautical) empty (used adverbially), carrying no cargo other than ballast
