Definition of Bascole
Bas"cule (băs"k&usl;l), n. [F., a
seesaw.] In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in
which one end rises as the other falls.
Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced
drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting
the footway into the air.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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