Found 2 items, similar to Bascule.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bascule
bascule
n : a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other
(as in a bascule bridge)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bascule
Bascule
\Bas"cule\ (b[a^]s"k[-u]l), n. [F., a seesaw.]
In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in
which one end rises as the other falls.
[1913 Webster]
Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge,
which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus
lifting the footway into the air.
[1913 Webster]