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Counterweight facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

A counterweight (kaʊntəweɪt), or a counterbalance, is a weight that makes lifting a load faster and more efficient.

Images for kids

  • Simple Crane diagram.

    Simple crane

  • Лифтовый противовес

    Counterweight of elevator

  • Кран с маховой стрелой

    Concrete counterweights on a tower crane

  • Erie-Lackawanna bascule E Newark jeh

    Bascule bridge with concrete counterweight

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Contrapeso para niños

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