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bascule
[ bas-kyool ]
noun
- a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge basculebridge by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
bascule
/ ˈbæskjuːl /
noun
- Also calledbalance bridgecounterpoise bridge a bridge with a movable section hinged about a horizontal axis and counterbalanced by a weight Compare drawbridge
- a movable roadway forming part of such a bridge
Tower Bridge has two bascules
Word History and Origins
Origin of bascule1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bascule1
Example Sentences
Though teased by the temporary span, voters in 1921 continued to point thumbs down for the bascule.
“To the best of our calculations at this point, it would be one of the largest bascule bridges in the world, or it would have to be broken into two to three bridges,” Johnson said.
Since 1976, the bridge’s two arms, or bascules, have been operated by engines powered by oil and electricity, replacing the original steam-powered ones that dated back to the 19th century.
The Allen Park driver, 26, was behind the wheel of a Dodge sedan when he accelerated and attempted to cross the Fort Street bascule bridge around 7 p.m. on Wednesday -- as it was rising.
The 95-year-old bascule bridge looming overhead cuts a dramatic shape, especially every time the span opens, and the nautical activity along the narrow canal is oh-so-entertaining!
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