1) Construction 2) Structure
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[horse] Bascule l 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 as the horse taking the shape of a dolphin jumping o...
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apparatus of which one end rises as the other sinks
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• (n.) In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.
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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 counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air....
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The desirable arc a horse's body makes as it goes over a jump
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[n] - a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
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noun a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
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The arc the horse forms with its head neck, and back while clearing an obstacle.
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Term used to describe the arc a horse makes as it jumps a fence.
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