counterbrace

verb

Etymology

From counter- + brace.

  1. derived from bracchia
  2. derived from brace
  3. inherited from brace
  4. prefixed as counterbrace — “counter + brace

Definitions

  1. To brace in opposite directions.

    • To counterbrace the yards is to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
  2. To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.

The neighborhood

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