Meanings
nounbascule bridge (plural bascule bridges)
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.
Near-synonym: drawbridge
Synonyms: drawbridge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.
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Translations
Catalan pont basculant
- pont basculanttype of movable bridge
Danish klapbro
- klapbrotype of movable bridge
Dutch basculebrug
- basculebrugtype of movable bridge
Finnish läppäsilta
- läppäsiltatype of movable bridge
French pont basculant
- pont basculanttype of movable bridge
German Klappbrücke
- Klappbrücketype of movable bridge
Hungarian felnyíló híd
- felnyíló hídtype of movable bridge
Icelandic vængjabrú
- vængjabrútype of movable bridge
Korean 도개교
- 도개교 (dogaegyo)type of movable bridge
Polish most zwodzony
- most zwodzonytype of movable bridge
Portuguese ponte basculante
- ponte basculantetype of movable bridge
Romanian pod basculant
- pod basculanttype of movable bridge
Russian раскрыва́ющийся мост, разводно́й мост
- раскрыва́ющийся мост (raskryvájuščijsja most)type of movable bridge
- разводно́й мост (razvodnój most)type of movable bridge
- подъёмный мост (podʺjómnyj most)type of movable bridge
Spanish puente basculante
- puente basculantetype of movable bridge
Swedish klaffbro
- klaffbrotype of movable bridge
Cite this entry
APA
bascule bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bascule%20bridge
MLA
“bascule bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bascule%20bridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bascule bridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bascule%20bridge.
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