"counterfaller" meaning in All languages combined

See counterfaller on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: counterfallers [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + faller. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter|faller}} counter- + faller Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterfaller (plural counterfallers)
  1. (engineering) A faller that opposes another faller, so that one rises while the other is descending. Categories (topical): Engineering

Inflected forms

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