Associations to the word «Bascule»

Wiktionary

BASCULE, noun. A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers
BASCULE BRIDGE, noun. A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leafs equipped with balancing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.

Dictionary definition

BASCULE, noun. A structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw).

Wise words

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