Look up: bascule

1. bascule
   [n] - a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
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2. bascule
   manufactured by the S.Morgan Smith Company,U.S.A.,is essentially a hinged flashboard.A gate leaf is attached to a torsion cylinder,which extends beyond the full gate length into gate-operating chambers in the piers.Hydraulic(oil)cylinders located in the operating chambers turn the torsion cylinder t...
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3. Bascule
   Bas'cule (băs'kul) noun [ French, a seesaw.] In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge , a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the count...
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4. bascule
   In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air. ... Origin: F, a seesaw. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. bascule
   noun a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
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6. Bascule
   • (n.) In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.
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7. Bascule
   The arc the horse forms with its head neck, and back while clearing an obstacle.
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8. Bascule
   The desirable arc a horse's body makes as it goes over a jump
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9. Bascule
   (horse) `Bascule` () is the natural round arc a horse`s body takes as it goes over a jump. The horse should rise up through its back, stretching its neck forward and down, when it reaches the peak of his jump. Ideally, the withers are the highest point over the fence. This is often described ...
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