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Counterbrace vs Counterbraced - What's the difference?

counterbrace | counterbraced |

As verbs the difference between counterbrace and counterbraced

is that counterbrace is to brace in opposite directions while counterbraced is past tense of counterbrace.

counterbrace

English

Verb

(counterbrac)
  • (nautical) To brace in opposite directions.
    • To counterbrace the yards is to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
  • (engineering) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
    • (Webster 1913)

    counterbraced

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (counterbrace)

    • counterbrace

    English

    Verb

    (counterbrac)
  • (nautical) To brace in opposite directions.
    • To counterbrace the yards is to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
  • (engineering) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
    • (Webster 1913)