[COUNTER- 3, 6.] a. A brace that counteracts the strain of another brace. b. Naut. The lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard, when in tacking it is counter-braced to assist in bringing the ship round.
1823. in Crabb, Techn. Dict.
[COUNTER- 3, 6.] a. A brace that counteracts the strain of another brace. b. Naut. The lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard, when in tacking it is counter-braced to assist in bringing the ship round.
1823. in Crabb, Techn. Dict.
