The name Chloe is of Greek origin. The meaning of Chloe is young green shoot, blooming. Chloe is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Klo-ee.
ballast - any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship. material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; coal is a hard black material; wheat is the stuff they use to make bread.
Definition of ballast. 1  1 : a heavy substance (as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) tossed several tons of ballast overboard. 2 : something that gives stability (as in character or conduct) She provided the ballast we needed during stressful times.