counterbrace

Meaning

1. verb To brace in opposite directions.

   To counterbrace the yards is to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.

2. verb To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
3. noun This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Similar words

upbrace underbrace brace up brace in brace counterarm bolster bracket belace boulster