coun|ter|brace

coun|ter|brace
coun|ter|brace «KOWN tuhr BRAYS», noun, verb, -braced, -brac|ing.
–n.
a brace that transmits a strain in an opposite direction from a main brace.
–v.t.
to brace in opposite directions.

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