bascule
bas·cule
noun
1.
a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
Origin
From French bascule, from earlier French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French battre + cul, from Latin battuō (“beat”) + cul (“bottom”).
Phrases
- bascule bridge
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