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Bascule

Bascule Meaning & Definition
Bascule Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bascule?

[n] a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)

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Bascule In Webster's Dictionary

\Bas"cule\, n. [F., a seesaw.] In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. {Bascule bridge}, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.

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