bascule
/ˈbæskjul/
noun
- A type of bridge that opens by lifting one end (the leaf) upward using a counterweight on the other end, like a seesaw.
- Engineers designed a new bascule for the harbor that opens in under two minutes.
- Tourists gathered to watch the bascule lift as the tall ship approached.
- The old bascule bridge rises every hour to let boats pass through the canal.
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