Bascule Definition

băskyo͝ol
noun
A device or structure, such as a drawbridge, counterbalanced so that when one end is lowered the other is raised.
American Heritage
A device balanced so that when one end is lowered the other end is raised.
Webster's New World

A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Bascule

Noun

Singular:
bascule
Plural:
bascules

Origin of Bascule

  • French seesaw bas low (from Old French) (from Medieval Latin bassus) cul bottom (from Old French) (from Latin cūlus rump (s)keu- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French seesaw

    From Wiktionary

Bascule Sentence Examples

  • The lattice girders of the side spans were first rolled into place, so as to project some distance beyond the piers, and then the arch ribs were built out, being partly supported by wire-rope cables from (3) Draw or Bascule Bridges.

  • In these bridges each bascule is prolonged backwards beyond the hinge so as to balance at the hinge, the prolongation sinking into the piers when the bridge is opened.

  • Each bascule consists of two main girders with cross girders and stringers.

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Words Starting With

BBABAS

Words Ending With

ELEULE

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With E