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Counterweight is an English word with synonyms like counterbalance or counterpoise. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Counterweight meaning

  1. A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
  2. A counterbalance.

Synonyms of Counterweight

counterbalance counterpoise balance equalizer equaliser weight counterpose oppose

Related words

Other words often associated with Counterweight or its synonyms:

equipoise construction equilibrium structure imbalance oppression proportionality debate pit importance compensation contend

Using Counterweight

  • The main meaning on this page is: A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge). | A counterbalance.
  • Useful related words include: counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer.
  • In the example corpus, counterweight often appears in combinations such as: counterweight to, as counterweight, the counterweight.

Context around Counterweight

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

conservative 1× conveyance 1× adequate 1× strong 1× little 1× political 1×

Often after:

cousin 1× becoming 1× trebuchet 1×

Sentence patterns with Counterweight

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a counterweight to china 3× as a counterweight to the 3× a conservative counterweight that promotes 1× a political counterweight to south 1× a strong counterweight to the 1× an adequate counterweight to the 1× as a counterweight to a 1× as a counterweight to iran 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a consummated deal 1× additionally the ability 1× analysts said the 1× because the excellent 1× funded largely by 1× hunter biden has 1×

Common sentence endings:

counterweight to china 3× a rising china 1× by the counterweight 1× counterweight to iran 1× doesn t possess 1× house announced tuesday 1×

Words around Counterweight

Just before it in the word index:

countervalue 4 countervailing 18 countervail 3 countertops 91 countertop 68 counterterrorism 138

Just after it in the word index:

counterweights 14 countess 193 countesswells 9 countesthorpe 3 countian 2 countians 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abreast 107 accrue 107 adkins 107 aerodynamics 107 afoul 107 alden 107

Corpus analysis for Counterweight

  • In this selection, "counterweight" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, conservative, conveyance, adequate, cousin, becoming and trebuchet stand out and add context to how "counterweight" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a counterweight to china and as a counterweight to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "counterweight" sits close to words such as abreast, accrue and adkins, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with counterweight

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A consummated deal would deepen relations between our two countries, strengthening the counterweight to China. (15 words)

It’s rapid descent was stopped by the conveyance counterweight becoming trapped by the jack catches. (16 words)

Its steering sets into curves and corners delicately, with very little counterweight but with precise ease. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The first lady will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a push by the United States to step up engagement with Africa as a counterweight to China's influence on the continent, the White House announced Tuesday. (40 words)

The Polish-Ukrainian Union would become the second-largest country in the EU and arguably its largest military power, providing more than an adequate counterweight to the Franco-German tandem—something that the EU is sorely missing after Brexit. (39 words)

Funded largely by private donors, CU Boulder’s Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization bills itself as a conservative counterweight that “promotes academic freedom and intellectual diversity” on an otherwise liberal campus. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The counterweight is held down by the cable while the cable is held up and taut by the counterweight.

Additionally, the ability to load the traction trebuchet with some less-than-conventional objects marked it with a versatility that its counterweight cousin doesn't possess.

Analysts said the bloc was seeking to turn itself into a counterweight to the West in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

But as the rifts between China, Russia and the United States deepen, the bloc has been increasingly looking to act as a counterweight to the West.

Funded largely by private donors, CU Boulder’s Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization bills itself as a conservative counterweight that “promotes academic freedom and intellectual diversity” on an otherwise liberal campus.

It’s rapid descent was stopped by the conveyance counterweight becoming trapped by the jack catches.

The Brics countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are seen as a counterweight to the Western-led world and world news was abuzz after the announcement of the Brics +6.

The counterweight trebuchet was equipped with a windlass, an apparatus which was required neither for traction nor hybrid trebuchets to launch missiles.

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The first lady will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a push by the United States to step up engagement with Africa as a counterweight to China's influence on the continent, the White House announced Tuesday.

The Polish-Ukrainian Union would become the second-largest country in the EU and arguably its largest military power, providing more than an adequate counterweight to the Franco-German tandem—something that the EU is sorely missing after Brexit.

A consummated deal would deepen relations between our two countries, strengthening the counterweight to China.

Because the excellent performance of most companies over the past month and a half formed a strong counterweight to the more worrying macro environment.

He will later start greeting the leaders of Australia, India and Japan - the so-called Quad - at his home in Wilmington, Delaware in a farewell to the alliance he has promoted as a counterweight to China.

In the 10 years of Mr Modi’s rule, India has sought closer relations with the US, which in turn has seen it as a counterweight to a rising China.

Its steering sets into curves and corners delicately, with very little counterweight but with precise ease.

This is perhaps best indicated by his strong advocacy of the Quad, the grouping of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India, which has an increasing role as a counterweight to China.

This was the case with Hamas, which the Israeli occupation authorities in Gaza were only too happy to encourage in the beginning as a counterweight to the PLO.

Hunter Biden has been the counterweight to demands for John Bolton’s testimony, as well as Mick Mulvaney’s.

It’s a remarkable development for the fundraising powerhouse, which has long served as a political counterweight to South Bay Labor.

No Kurdish and most Sunni MPs boycotted the session as they were more supportive of an American military presence, seen as a counterweight to Iran.

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Common combinations with counterweight

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "counterweight" in a sentence?
An example: "The counterweight is held down by the cable while the cable is held up and taut by the counterweight." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "counterweight" from authentic English texts.
What does "counterweight" mean?
Counterweight means: A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
What are synonyms of "counterweight"?
Common synonyms of "counterweight" include: counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser, weight, counterpose, oppose.
How many example sentences with "counterweight" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "counterweight", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.