Coun'ter-brāce1, n.
n. (Naut.) The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
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Counter-brace
Coun'ter-brâce2, v. t.
(Naut.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head-yards one way and the after-yards another. Dana.