â¢ BALSA (noun). The noun BALSA has 2 senses: 1. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats. 2. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts. Familiarity information: BALSA used as a noun is rare.. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats. 2. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts.
Josiah Wedgwood Â© Wedgwood was an innovative designer, a manufacturer of high-quality pottery and a campaigner for social reform.Josiah Wedgwood was born into a family of potters on 12 July 1730, at Burslem, Staffordshire.osiah Wedgwood Â© Wedgwood was an innovative designer, a manufacturer of high-quality pottery and a campaigner for social reform.
Led by longtime Company leader Robert W. Woodruff, chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, the Company began a major push to establish bottling operations outside the U.S. Plants were opened in France, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Belgium, Italy, Peru, Spain, Australia and South Africa.