A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or "leaf," throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat ...
bas·cule (b s ky l) n. A device or structure, such as a drawbridge, counterbalanced so that when one end is lowered the other is raised. [French, seesaw: bas, low (from Medieval ...
bascule /bas·cule/ (bas´kūl) [Fr.] a device working on the principle of the seesaw, so that when one end is raised the other is lowered. cecal bascule a form of cecal volvulus ...
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