The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only
Allow stemming
Match all embedded
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COUNTERBRACE
COUNTERBRACE
Coun "
ter
*
brace
`, v. t.
1. (
Naut.
)
Defn:
To
brace
in
opposite
directions;
as,
to
counterbrace
the
yards, i. e.,
to
brace
the
head
yards
one
way
and
the
after
yards
another.
2. (
Engin.
)
Defn:
To
brace
in
such
a
way
that
opposite
strains
are
resisted;
to
apply
counter
braces
to.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
The Wordsmith Dictionary