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Webster 1913 Edition
Counterbrace
Coun′ter-braceˊ
,Verb.
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 another2.
(Engin.)
To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.