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Definitions for: Bascule [n] a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
See Also: construction, structure
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