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counterweighted

counterweighted is the simple past and past participle of counterweight.

Meaning of counterweight

Verb

counterweight (third-person singular simple present counterweights, present participle counterweighting, simple past and past participle counterweighted)

  1. (transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
    • The lifting span, which rises vertically between the towers, weighs 465 tons and is counterweighted by four 110-ton weights.1960 June, “New Lifting Bridge at Kings Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 388

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Questions about counterweighted

What is counterweighted the simple past and past participle of?
Counterweighted is the simple past and past participle of counterweight.

Words near counterweighted in the dictionary

  1. counterweigh
  2. counterweighed
  3. counterweighing
  4. counterweighs
  5. counterweight
  6. counterweighted
  7. counterweighting
  8. counterweights
  9. counterwheel
  10. counterwheeled
  11. counterwheeling

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