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bascule Definition


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bascule
noun
    1. An apparatus one end of which rises as the other sinks.
    2. A bridge whose roadway section rises when a counterpoise section descends into a pit.
      Form: bascule bridge (also)
Etymology: 17c: French, meaning ‘a see-saw'.



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