counterpressures
counterpressures is the plural of counterpressure.
counterpressures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterpressure.
Meaning of counterpressure
Noun
counterpressure (countable and uncountable, plural counterpressures)
- Pressure applied in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another.
- Gradually, as the furor over Cape Wind gained national attention (in part because of an article in The New York Times Magazine), environmental groups like Greenpeace and powerful politicians in favor of alternative energy projects began to apply effective counterpressure. Mr. Cronkite, after...2007 May 25, William Grimes, “Gone With the Windmill Farms, or, a Cape Cod Cautionary Tale”, in New York Times
Questions about counterpressures
- What is counterpressures the plural of?
- Counterpressures is the plural of counterpressure.
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