How to use in-sentence of “counterweight”:
+ The ends of the cables are fixed to the supporting structure, and the length of the cable are connected to the car and counterweight by means of a force-multiplying, energy saving compound pulley system.
+ If the compensation system uses chains, the chain is guided by a bar mounted between the counterweight rails.
+ Several men arm the trebuchet by raising the counterweight up and the firing arm down.
+ The counterweight is located in the hoist-way and rides a separate rail system; as the car goes up, the counterweight goes down, and vice versa.
+ The counterweight is used to offset the piston and improve balance.
+ In each case, cables are attached to a hitch plate on top of the cab or may be “underslung” below a cab, and then looped over the drive sheave to a counterweight attached to the opposite end of the cables which reduces the amount of power needed to move the cab.
+ The animal’s long tail probably acted as a counterweight to its body mass.
