bascule bridge

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bascule bridge

noun bascule bridges

A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation. Near-synonym: drawbridge
Similar: drawbridge

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noun type of movable bridge

Español	puente basculante
한국어	도개교 dogaegyo
Português	ponte basculante
Français	pont basculant
Deutsch	Klappbrücke
Română	pod basculant
Русский	раскрыва́ющийся мост raskryvájuščijsja most, разводно́й мост razvodnój most, подъёмный мост podʺjómnyj most

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@misc{bascule_bridge_2026,
  title = {bascule bridge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bascule%20bridge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}