bascule

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English - English
a counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers
In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls
a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
{i} apparatus of which one end rises as the other sinks (often used in movable bridges)
bascule bridge
bridge that is counterpoised in order to facilitate its raising and lowering, balanced drawbridge
bascule
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