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Counterbrace
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verb
Counterbrace
v. t.
1.
(Naut.) To brace in opposite directions; as,
to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another
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2.
(Engin.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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