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Definition of 'counterweight'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) counterweight
a weight used as a counterbalance.

2. (v.t.) counterweight
to balance or equip with a counterweight.

Etymology: (1685–95)

Definition of 'counterweight'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser
a weight that balances another weight

2. (verb) counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

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