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balance weight

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noun

  1. Also called: bobweightengineering a weight used in machines to counterbalance a part, as of a crankshaft

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Both help a person balance weight across the knee.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

It can also be used as ballast to balance weight and provide stability in ships and aircraft.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

The need to balance weight against battery storage means the flight will end every night on a knife edge.

From The Guardian • May 25, 2015

Alarm goes off, winds up spring, throws weight off balance, weight falls, shuts the window, opens the register and you stay under the covers.

From The Varmint by Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo

The female figure on the dial, representing the moon, is always kept upright by a balance weight; the quarter-boys inside, who strike the quarters, are much later, having knee-breeches.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy