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[ koun-ter-weyt ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterweight ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna weight used as a counterbalance. verb (used with object)to balance or equip with a counterweight. Origin of counterweightFirst recorded in 1685–95; counter- + weight Words nearby counterweightcountertype, countervail, countervailing duty, counterview, counterweigh, counterweight, counterword, counterwork, countess, count for, count in Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterweightThere is the fact that in many of these states Democratic legislatures are entrenched, and voters are looking for a counterweight. Return of the Northeastern Republican|David Freedlander|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Historically, the former Soviet Union has been a counterweight to the United States. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: July 27|PunditFact.com|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST This would leave the Afghan Taliban intact as a counterweight to Indian influence in Afghanistan. What Did Pakistan Know?|John R. Schmidt|May 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST We at The Daily Beast seek to provide a counterweight to all this sanctimony. Extremely Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide|The Daily Beast|December 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps to counterweight the Sturm und Drang of the script, there was considerable laughter and lightheartedness on the set. Liz Taylor's Secret Life|William J. Mann|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST At the opposite end of the box frame a counterweight was attached which balanced about 700 lb. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B. H. M. Hewett The lighter's near tanks were then emptied, and her outer tanks were filled with water, which thus acted as a counterweight. The Harwich Naval Forces|E. F. Knight At each end of the furnace there is a cast-iron door, which slides up and down in an iron frame, and is poised by a counterweight. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure To the end of this lever is secured a rope which passes over pulleys to a counterweight. Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins It ascends by the counterweight at the pump end of the working beam. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for counterweight
nouna counterbalancing weight, influence, or force Derived forms of counterweightcounterweighted, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to counterweightequilibrium, pressure, weight, support, stability, bracket, counterbalance, balance, brace, sandbag, stabilizer, counterpoise, stone, plumb, mass, rock, bob, anchor, ballast, sinker |