counter-bracen.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2b, 2ePrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-brace.

a. A brace which counteracts the strain of another brace.

b. Nautical. The lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard, when in tacking it is counter-braced to assist in bringing the ship round.

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1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

counter-bracev.

Etymology: counter- prefix 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-ˈbrace.

Nautical.

To brace the head-yards one way, and the after-yards another, so that the sails counteract each other.

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1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 216 Counter-bracing becomes necessary to render the vessel stationary when sounding, lowering a boat, or speaking a stranger. It is now an obsolete term, and the manœuvre is called heaving-to.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	counter-brace
释义	counter-bracen. Etymology: counter- prefix 2b, 2ePrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-brace. a. A brace which counteracts the strain of another brace. b. Nautical. The lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard, when in tacking it is counter-braced to assist in bringing the ship round. ΚΠ 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). counter-bracev. Etymology: counter- prefix 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-ˈbrace. Nautical. To brace the head-yards one way, and the after-yards another, so that the sails counteract each other. ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 216 Counter-bracing becomes necessary to render the vessel stationary when sounding, lowering a boat, or speaking a stranger. It is now an obsolete term, and the manœuvre is called heaving-to. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1823v.1867
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