bascule bridge

== English == === Noun === bascule bridge (plural 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. Hypernyms: lifting bridge < movable bridge < bridge < infrastructure Coordinate terms: vertical-lift bridge, swing bridge; (immovable) truss bridge, cable-stayed bridge, suspension bridge Near-synonym: drawbridge ==== Translations ====