noun
- a structure (such as a bridge) that operates like a seesaw, with one end rising as the other is lowered
Usage: engineering
Examples
- The bascule bridge lifted to allow the tall ship to pass through.
- Tower Bridge in London is a famous bascule bridge.
- The engineer designed a bascule mechanism for the new drawbridge.
- When a boat approaches, the bascule rises automatically.
- The counterweight system makes the bascule bridge easy to operate.
- Traffic waited as the bascule slowly returned to its horizontal position.