Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

ballastscheeps

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