English-German translations for counterweight

• Gegengewicht das
  Angeblich bilden wir ein zu geringes Gegengewicht zur Übermacht der USA. We are said to offer too little counterweight to US supremacy.
  Oder wird die EU ein Gegengewicht zur Dominanz der USA bilden? Or will the EU find a counterweight to the dominance of the USA?
  Sie bedeutet aber auch in Europa ein Gegengewicht zum Kapital. However, it also constitutes a counterweight to capital in Europe.

Definition of counterweight

• A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge

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