About The Word Bascule
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Bascule
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What's The Definition Of Bascule?
[n] a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bascule: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bascule: See Also | construction | structure 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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