Bascule
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbæskjuːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bascule is a noun meaning A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
Meaning
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
More Meanings
- (firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
Example Sentences
A device for coupling and releasing the trigger mechanism in a bascule of a gun
Look at those towering structures. It’s the first combination of bascule and suspension bridge ever attempted. Most innovative. [In reference to w:Tower Bridge.]
The study sample contains nine rolling-lift bascules of the type invented by Chicago engineer William Scherzer in 1893 , and refined by the engineering staff of the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company, also of Chicago.
In the late eighties and early nineties several new types of movable spans were advocated, including the pull-back draw, the jackknife span, the bob-tail swing, the horizontal-folding draw, the shearpole draw, the gyratory lift, the transbordeur, the double-cantilever swing, several types of bascule, and the vertical lift.
Word Forms
- bascules
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