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counterarms

counterarms is the plural of counterarm.

counterarms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterarm.

Meaning of counterarm

Noun

counterarm (plural counterarms)

  1. A weapon that is acquired in order to counter one held by an opponent.
    • The submarine is the dominating weapon today. Undersea boats spell a nameless, historical terror because no effective counterarm has been perfected.1917, Flying - Volume 5, page 136
  2. A weighted arm, or an arm that holds a weight, which acts as a counterbalance.
    • Balancing this at the other end of the teeterboard was a counterarm.1939, The New Yorker - Volume 15, Part 1, page 21
  3. A galactic arm on the far side of a galaxy that is colliding with another galaxy.
    • On the far side of the larger galaxy a counterarm sometimes sprouts out.1978, Simon Mitton, Exploring the Galaxies, →ISBN, page 103

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Questions about counterarms

What is counterarms the plural of?
Counterarms is the plural of counterarm.

Words near counterarms in the dictionary

  1. counterarguments
  2. counterarm
  3. counterarmed
  4. counterarmies
  5. counterarming
  6. counterarms
  7. counterarmy
  8. counterarticle
  9. counterarticles
  10. counterartillery
  11. counterassassin

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