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]