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bascule

[ UK /bˈæskjuːl/ ]
NOUN
  1. a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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  • To expect that the existing bascule bridge can handle our needs for the next 90 years is not realistic, especially when the current bridge is already the greatest constraint to transit, pedestrians and bicycles going across the Montlake Cut. Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola
  • Compact 14 est doté d'un dispositif anti-basculement (Pothole), d'un contrôleur de dévers et d'un limitateur de charge, offrant ainsi une sécurité maximale pour les utilisateurs. WN.com - Articles related to Ganesh utsav to be tobacco and alcohol free
  • Two bascule bridges and one swing bridge further upstream had become totally inadequate.
  • This was the first use of a V-shaped pier on a bascule bridge, and it provided several advantages, including less restricted views of the water due to the openness of the pier, larger transverse openings, and improved span proportions.
  • The existing bascule bridge has indeed been recognized as a bottleneck for decades, but the “benefits” of a second drawbridge in this location remain unknown, unanalyzed in isolation, and the alternatives are yet to be explored. Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola
  • As the procession moved up river, Tower Bridge raised its bascules in tribute while gun salutes came from the Tower of London and HMS Belfast.
  • It’s called a bascule, and it lifts like a kind of gigantic one-sided see-saw. Conqueror's Moon
  • Eight bascule bridges intersect with the upper roadway, as do two elevated transit lines - and 60,000 pedestrians on the Loop.
  • The 1925 bascule bridge is a wonderful landmark, and its new mate should be given equal care in its design. Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola
  • The second bascule bridge is the only way to provide dedicated HOV/Transit lanes across the Montlake Cut. Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola
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