Bascule (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Civil Engineering.
  1. a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge ) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
noun
  1. a bridge with a movable section hinged about a horizontal axis and counterbalanced by a weight
  2. a movable roadway forming part of such a bridge
Bascule (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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