balance weight
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[edit]Noun
[edit]balance weight (plural balance weights)
- A weight that acts as a counterbalance.
- 1961 February, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives - Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 109:
- The firehole door is made in three sections, hinged at the top and opening inwards to form a deflector plate, in a manner similar to the door of a Southern Region "King Arthur" class 4-6-0. Its operation, assisted by balance weights, is simple.