counterbrace (English, verb)
expansion: counterbrace (third-person singular simple present counterbraces, present participle counterbracing, simple past and past participle counterbraced)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To brace in opposite directions.
tags: transitive
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: counterbraces
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: counterbracing
tags: participle
present
form: counterbraced
tags: participle
past
form: counterbraced
tags: past