Counterweight - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkaʊntərweɪt|  American pronunciation of the word counterweight
Brit.  |ˈkaʊntəweɪt|  British pronunciation of the word counterweight

noun

- a weight that balances another weight (syn: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalizer)

verb

- constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to (syn: counterpoise)

Extra examples

The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back.

...hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence...

Word forms

noun
singular: counterweight
plural: counterweights
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