Definition of counterweight
: an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance
counterweight
transitive verbFrom the M-W Editors
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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It's been a cornerstone for the 29-member alliance since it was founded in 1949 as a counterweight to the Soviet Union.
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Rauner, a former private equity specialist from Winnetka, had spent tens of millions of dollars on legislative campaigns and TV ads to prop up the Illinois Republican Party as a counterweight to Madigan and his labor union allies.
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U.S. government bonds pulled back Friday but showed signs of steadying after three days of heavy losses as lackluster inflation data provided a counterweight to deepening concerns about central banks potentially scaling back on easy-money policies.
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While a modern counterweight system may require two members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees to run a show, the National often needs twice that number.
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The opening to Iran gave the U.S. far more leverage in the region, balancing out our previous Sunni commitments with a Shiite counterweight.
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That computing project was launched by NASA and Rackspace eight years ago to act as a counterweight to the growing power of AWS in public cloud.
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A woman in a hijab on the cover of a glossy beauty magazine (or walking down a major runway, for that matter) could be viewed as a counterweight to a Muslim ban.
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To enter the room and be enveloped in respect became an antidote for everything else, a counterweight to this city’s hostility, which seemed to be concentrically housed in Ken’s neighbors.
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First Known Use of counterweight
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COUNTERWEIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition 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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