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Definition of Counterbrace
1. v. t. To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
Definition of Counterbrace
1. Verb. (nautical transitive) To brace in opposite directions. ¹
2. Verb. (engineering transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted. ¹
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