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In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.

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  1. n. In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.
  2. n. a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
  3. 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.
  4. In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, inwhich one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge, acounterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking thecounterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.
  5. n. a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)