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counterbalance

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counterbalance
a weight or force that balances or offsets another
counterbalance [¦kau̇nt·ər¦bal·əns]
(mechanical engineering)
counterweight


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Why, the counterbalance that lifts the whole of this wall on to its pivot.
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