English Explanatory Dictionary

bascule bridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.

Word forms

bascule bridge bascule bridges

Synonyms

drawbridge
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