3 entries under this word

Bascule

Băs'cule, n.

noun

n. [Fr. bascule.] (Fort.) A kind of portcullis or gate, made like a pitfall, with a counter-poise. See BASCULE.

Bās'cule, n.

noun

n. [Fr., a swing.] The arrangement of the counterpoise in bascule bridges.

Bās'cūle

Bās'cūle Bridge. A kind of drawbridge, with a counterpoise, swinging up and down, and usually a pit behind it, in which the counterpoise falls or rises as the bridge rises or falls. Simmonds.

A diagram of a bascule bridge showing its counterweights and lifting mechanism. — Bascule Bridge.