Definition of counterweight
: an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance
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Examples of counterweight in a Sentence
The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back.
hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence
Recent Examples of counterweight from the Web
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During the work, crews will grease the counterweight cables and the bridge will be open for extended amounts of time.
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Cranes, windlasses and capstans (ancient water-raising devices based on a kind of swinging, see-saw design) may well have inspired the use of counterweights in early elevators and hoists.
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Eric: Also, millennial renters aren’t as politically organized/motivated about zoning issues as boomer homeowners, and YIMBY yuppies aren’t a big enough counterweight.
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Competition for teacher labor is limited by the few schools in most jurisdictions, as well as credentialing differences across states, suggesting that unions can be a necessary counterweight even in the public sector.
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Oregon Business & Industry has the potential to be a powerful voice in Salem, a prospective counterweight to labor groups that often hold sway with the state's Democratic majority.
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As a counterweight, Washington could strengthen the global institutions that support its own view of fair play, like the World Trade Organization, which the United States took such trouble to build.
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It's made mostly of cardboard, tape, and coins, with the hard currency serving as a counterweight to the extra mass of the smartphone.
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Perhaps an equal counterweight on the other side could, overall, push the US closer to the middle ground that most Americans support.
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First Known Use of counterweight
1693
counterweight Synonyms
Synonyms
balance, canceler (or canceller), corrective, counter, counteraction, counterbalance, counterforce, counterpoise, equipoise, neutralizer, offset;
COUNTERWEIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of counterweight for English Language Learners
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: a weight that provides a balance against something of equal weight
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