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terms | counterbrace |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb counterbrace is

(nautical|transitive) to brace in opposite directions.

terms

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Noun

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    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)