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4 words match “COUNTER BRACE”

COUNTER BRACE n. 2 definitions
The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
COUNTER a.
ter bond (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. -- Counter brace. See Counter brace, in Vocabulary. -- Counter deed (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. -- Counter distinction, contradistinction. [Obs.] -- Counter drain, a drain at the f…
COUNTERBRACE v.
To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
MAIN a.
and aft vessel. -- Main brace. (a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. Counter brace. (b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard. -- Main center (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings. -- Main chance. See under Chance. -- Main couple (Arch.), the principal trus…