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Counterbrace   Listen
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.
2.
(Engin.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.





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