Sentence example with the word 'counterweight'

counterweight

act drop, ballast, counterblast, curtain, equivalent, foul wind, keel, scene, springs, teaser, wingcut

Last update: August 9, 2015


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The bascules rotate through an angle of 82°, and their rear ends in the bascule chambers of the piers carry 365 tons of counterweight, the total weight of each being 1070 tons.   [Please select]

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The empty wheelbarrows were lowered by hand, by means of a rope passing over a sheave and provided with a counterweight to check the descent of the barrow.   [Please select]

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After the unification of China, Korea had reason for seeking an alliance with the Turks, in order to secure a new counterweight against China.   [Please select]

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It consists of a beam supported in the centre, at one end of which is tied a rope with a bucket or vessel for raising the water, and at the other end is fixed a counterweight.   [Please select]

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