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counterbalanced window

counterbalanced window

A double-hung window constructed so that the weights of the upper and lower sashes balance each other.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The kitchen has three extraordinary counterbalanced windows that slide down the face of the external wall.
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