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bas•cule



Pronunciation: (bas'kyOOl), [key]
—n. Civ. Engin.
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, esp. an arrangement of a movable bridge (bas'cule bridge") by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.

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