Associations to the word «Counterweight»
Noun
- Cab
- Switch
- Stack
- Siege
- Bridge
- Grid
- Faction
- Engine
- Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Influence
- Boiler
- Firing
- Liberal
- Rear
- Leaf
- Carriage
- Ally
- Placement
- Cylinder
- Lamp
- Configuration
- Gear
- Tension
- Tower
- Kg
- Bottom
- Locomotive
- Serve
- Pulling
- Deck
- Monarchy
- Sphere
- Franco
- Boulder
- Module
- Chain
- Hip
- Pit
- Cinema
- Plate
- Battery
- Ambition
- Power
- Tank
- Ammunition
- Curtain
- Machine
- China
- Motion
- System
- Arm
- Hook
- Remove
- Axis
- Communist
- Block
- Thread
- Gun
- Top
- Falling
- Ram
- Ceiling
Adjective
Wiktionary
COUNTERWEIGHT, noun. A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
COUNTERWEIGHT, verb. (transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
Dictionary definition
COUNTERWEIGHT, noun. A weight that balances another weight.
COUNTERWEIGHT, verb. Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to.
Wise words
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